Video | Flamengo player attacked by macaw during Copa do Brasil U15 match | OneFootball

Unusual scene happened during a game against Ceará in the Copa do Brasil

Apparently, vultures and macaws do not mix. That is because, this Sunday (02), a bird chased and attacked a Flamengo player during an under-15 Copa do Brasil match. Despite the scare, at Granja Comary in Teresópolis, defender Valmir was not injured.

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At the 17-minute mark, Flamengo’s academy boys were in attack when the ball had to be played back to the number 4. Then the macaw swooped in at the youngster, who threw himself to the ground to avoid it.

Why did the macaw attack the player?

Biologists explain that a macaw’s charge is a defensive strategy when the animal feels threatened over territorial matters. Therefore, it is likely that the bird lives in the area around Granja Comary, a place far from the city center.

Biologist Neiva Guedes, president of the Hyacinth Macaw Institute, said that wild animals do not usually approach humans like that. Macaws are gentle, she told the Campo Grande News website.

Did Flamengo win?

So, Valmir was not in danger from the macaw that stopped the match. However, Flamengo lost the game 2-1. André and José Kayck scored for Ceará, while Deivid Sousa pulled one back for the youth team.

As a result, Mengão bowed out of the youth competition, which ended with Internacional winning the title. The club from Rio Grande do Sul beat Palmeiras 3-1 in the final, also played at Granja Comary.

How was Flamengo’s campaign?

Flamengo’s academy boys finished first in Group A7 with nine points, five more than runners-up Atlético Goianiense. Then Fla thrashed rivals Fluminense 4-1 in the second round.

They followed that with another emphatic scoreline in the third stage, beating São Raimundo 5-0. After that, Mengo fell to Palmeiras, who won 4-2. All the matches took place at Granja Comary.

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