Flamengo concede at the death and crash out of the Brasileirão Sub-20 | OneFootball

Flamengo needed to win and hope for a favorable combination of results, but failed to do its own part

Flamengo’s run in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship is over. This Wednesday (01), the Rubro-Negro drew 2-2 with Avaí at Ninho do Urubu in the final round of the qualifying stage. Detail: the equalizer from the team from Santa Catarina, who were relegated, came in the 50th minute of the second half.

For Flamengo to qualify this Wednesday (01), they needed to win and also count on defeats for at least one of their direct rivals among Athletico-PR, Cruzeiro, and Corinthians. The teams from Minas Gerais and São Paulo lost, leaving Mengão dependent on its own strength, but the positive result did not come in Rio de Janeiro.

As a result, Flamengo finish the Brazilian Under-20 Championship in 10th place. However, only the top eight advance to the quarterfinals. The Rubro-Negro ended with 28 points, one behind Cruzeiro (seventh), Corinthians (eighth), and Bahia (ninth and also eliminated).

HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

The clash had the feel of a decider. While qualification was on the line for Flamengo, Avaí needed a win to avoid relegation. And the visitors did not take long to open the scoring, doing so in the 13th minute. From then on, only a comeback interested the Ninho boys.

The equalizer came in the 21st minute. After a corner into the box and a scramble, center back Da Mata made it 1-1. Lacking inspiration and with many absences — due to injuries, suspensions, and players joining Leonardo Jardim’s first team — Flamengo’s turnaround ‘fell from the sky.’ Camargo was brought down in the box: penalty. From the spot, Pablo Lúcio put Mengo with one foot in the quarterfinals in the 44th minute of the second half.

However, after an unbelievable lapse, Avaí equalized in the 50th minute. After a corner, Flamengo failed to clear the ball, and the team from Santa Catarina sent it into the back of the net. A bad result for both sides: Mengão eliminated, Avaí relegated.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION?

— Based on today’s match, it really was a complicated situation. We have Léo Nannetti at the World Cup, several players with the main squad in Portugal, and the team’s star, Josmar, suspended. However, Flamengo were not eliminated from the Brazilian Under-20 Championship this Wednesday —, began Pedro Paulo Catonho of Coluna do Fla.

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