Champions again! Flamengo beat São Paulo to win Women's U20 Brasileirão | OneFootball

Flamengo beat São Paulo again and took the trophy once more

The best youth academy in Brazil! This Friday (29), Flamengo won the Under-20 Women’s Brasileirão title for the second straight time. In the final against São Paulo, the Rubro-Negro girls won 2-1 at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, in Rio de Janeiro.

Having won the first leg 1-0 in São Paulo, Flamengo lifted the trophy. It was the club’s third straight final, having come out on top in 2024 against Botafogo, after losing the previous year to the same Rio rival.

HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

Despite taking the field with the first-leg advantage, Flamengo went on the attack from the very start. Just 13 minutes in, the Most Beloved found the net, but the goal was disallowed. Kaylane played a beautiful through ball to Brendha. The striker reached the byline and delivered a pinpoint pass to Yasmin. However, after a VAR review, the play was ruled offside.

The first half remained evenly balanced until a moment of magic. São Paulo tried to play out from the back and got it wrong, Flamengo quickly won the ball back, and Anna Luiza scored a stunner first time with a lovely chipped finish. The Rubro-Negro Nation erupted in celebration in the 48th minute.

Flamengo started the second half at a high tempo. Three minutes in, Emilly hit a beautiful long-range shot off the crossbar. On the rebound, Brendha even put the ball in the net, but the officials flagged for offside, ruling out yet another Rubro-Negro goal.

It just was not the Rubro-Negro center forward’s lucky day. In the eighth minute, Anna Luiza sent in a perfect cross for Brendha, who knocked it into the net with her left thigh. However, after a review lasting about five minutes, VAR called offside on the No. 9.

But there is a saying: “constant dripping wears away the stone.” In the 18th minute, Brendha was brought down inside the box: penalty. The striker took the ball, stepped up, and finally found the net with the goal standing. It was the No. 9’s 13th of the competition, making her the top scorer in the Brasileirão.

Vitorinha did pull one back for São Paulo in the 49th minute of the second half. But it was not enough to stop Flamengo from winning back-to-back Under-20 Brazilian Championship titles. The girls celebrated on the pitch at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro!

WHO HAS THE MOST TITLES?

Created in 2019, still as an under-18 category, the women’s youth Brasileirão became under-20 in 2022. Combining both formats, Internacional is the most successful club, with three titles. Flamengo is right behind with two. São Paulo, Botafogo, and Fluminense have one trophy each.

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