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Fluminense’s U-20 team beat Athletico 1-0 this Saturday morning (06/18), in CT do Caju, for the second round of the Brasileirão in the category, and secured the first three points in the country’s main youth competition. . The goal of the Moleques de Xerém was scored by forward Miguel Vinícius, who in the second stage took advantage of the rebound, after kicking the post and guaranteed the victory.
“We achieved a very important victory for our sequence in the competition. We knew how difficult it would be to face Athletico, but we needed the three points. It was a direct confrontation, at the opponent’s house, but we behaved very well and managed to put into practice all the The strategy we’ve outlined throughout the week. Congratulations to our group for the effort and we’re going to keep working to have a sequence of victories in the Brasileirão”, celebrated the U-20 coach, Guilherme Torres.
The game was balanced from the start. Even playing at home, the opponent expected Fluminense to go on the attack and tried to surprise the Tricolor defense with very fast counterattacks, taking advantage of the artificial lawn of CT do Caju. During the entire first half, the teams created many opportunities, but the goal did not come out.
With the Moleques de Xerém more adapted to the pitch, in the second stage, Fluminense began to control the main actions of the match. And at 15 minutes, Rafael Monteiro made a beautiful move on the left and crossed to midfielder Arthur, receiving in the area and hitting the goalkeeper’s exit. The ball exploded on the post and returned to Miguel Vinícius to score the goal of the match.
Behind on the scoreboard, Athletico went in search of a tie and it was the turn of coach Guilherme Torres’ team to show tactical maturity and work more with the ball, slowing the pace of the game. In the times that the opponent managed to attack, the Tricolor defense did well and in the ball that passed, the goalkeeper Cayo Fellipe, who returned from the Brazilian Under-20 Team for this game with Alexsander and Arthur, made a beautiful save, guaranteeing the first three points for Fluminense.
The under-20 kids, who in their debut lost to Grêmio by 1-0, are back to play for the Brasileirão in the category against Vasco. The duel is initially scheduled for Monday (26/06), at 3 pm, in Laranjeiras.
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Photo: Leonardo Brasil/FFC
