Party time for Mengão: Flamengo thrash Vasco, enter U17 top spots | OneFootball

Flamengo defeated Vasco away in the 14th round of the Brasileirão Sub-17

Struggling in both the youth and professional leagues. Vasco da Gama's fate is to be a regular customer of Flamengo in any competition. This Thursday (14), with a special taste: at São Januário. The Rubro-Negro won against the rival by 3 to 0, for the 14th round of the Brasileirão Sub-17, and entered the G-8.

The first goal of the match happened 12 minutes into the second half. After a beautiful ball feed, the center forward Emanuel Silva let the 'ball' bounce and released a left-footed bomb, with little angle. Thus, the round ball hit the post and went in, to Flamengo's celebration.

In the final stretch, at 37, another masterpiece. The number 10 João Vitor received at the entrance of the area, made a dry cut, left the Vasco defender sitting on the ground. When it came time to finish, the boy got lucky. The shot was bad and would go out, but the ball deflected off an opponent and went into the corner. Rubro-Negro celebration and rival's outrage, who had two athletes expelled in the final moments. At 44', there was still time for one more. João Vitor made a spectacular play on the left and just rolled it to Victor Hugo, who pushed it into the nets, practically without a goalkeeper.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE BRASILEIRÃO SUB-17?

With the result, the Rubro-Negro moved up to the eighth position of the Brasileirão, with 24 points, seven wins, three draws, and four losses. The Boys from the Nest are now close to their rival, who are now seventh, with 25. It's important to highlight how the competition rules work: the teams face each other in a single round, and the top eight advance to the quarterfinals.

WHEN IS THE NEXT FLAMENGO SUB-17 MATCH IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Now among the top eight and with five rounds left until the end of the classification phase, Flamengo will try to maintain the position next Wednesday (20), starting at 3 pm (Brasília time), at Gávea. The opponent will be the bottom team Atlético-GO, who has not yet won in the competition. The team from the Midwest has only three points in 14 games, with three draws and 11 losses.

A TASTE OF REVENGE?

Thus, Flamengo's victory had a taste of revenge. After all, in April, Vasco eliminated the Most Beloved in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil in the category. In summary: two games at the Luso-Brazilian Stadium, the rivals won in the first leg, by 4 to 2, and in the return, by 3 to 0. Later, the team from São Januário would win the title by beating Bahia on penalties.

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