The strong performance of Flamengo’s Under-20s in the 3-3 draw against Mirassol gave the Brazilian title the prospect of bearing fruit for the future.
The billion-dollar club, capable of investing heavily in signings, reiterated that it still has good values, but must continue to rotate in formation to stay at the top.
The performances of Douglas Telles and Guilherme Gomes, who scored the goals, are added to others that could be repeated in the 2026 State Championship. And help coach Filipe LuÃs throughout the season.
The match against Mirassol also showed that unforeseen investments, as was the case for Michael, are not the ideal solution if the club can opt for young players from its base.
The striker, at the end of his cycle and one of the names in next year’s team, once again produced a performance well below average. Wallace Yan and Everton Araújo, other members of the main team, were only reasonable.
The trio, accompanied by goalkeeper Dyogo Alves, embarked for Qatar to join the intercontinental delegation. Boys are waiting for new opportunities, eager to appear.
Under the command of Bruno Pivetti, Flamengo maintained the level of play of coach Filipe LuÃs and combined intensity and ball control to win over Mirassol. After just seven minutes, the ball was centered in the area, Guilherme Gomes deflected it and Douglas Telles took advantage of the rebound to open the scoring. It was the password for the good performance of the young people from the red and black base. The most popular ones looked good, but disappointed. Michael, the team captain, had a great opportunity, but blew it.
Afterwards, Mirassol showed that he was not out for a walk. In a superb move in the 12th minute, Jonatan rolled his heel towards Chico Kim, who hit the corner of goalkeeper Dyogo Alves. Flamengo did not give up. Wallace Yan had another chance to score a free kick, but he sent it over. After being behind, Mirassol managed to achieve a better moment by taking advantage of the balls behind the Flamengo defense, which advanced to score. But the strategy has had other good times. In the 30th minute, Guilherme Gomes placed the ball centrally from the left and fired a shot into Walter’s corner.
Before the break, Mirassol left everything the same. From 40 yards, Chico Kim went deep, crossed and Alesson looked free to equalize. The game continued back and forth in the second half. Flamengo stayed at the top and returned to the front. Douglas Telles crossed, Wallace Yan deflected and Ghilherme Gomes scored another on the rebound. A few minutes later, Mirassol was looking for the result again. Carlos Eduardo took a risk from distance, but Dyogo Alves saved. On the rebound, Cristian’s only task was to push it towards the goal.
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