By Gustavo Castilho
With the 0-0 draw in the first game, the decision was all for the duel of the lap, in Rio
After the title of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship, Fluminense is looking for another crown this season. Tricolor Carioca hosts São Paulo, at the Luso-Brasileiro Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, at 5:30 pm, Brasília time. Last Monday, the teams faced each other in the first game, in Cotia, São Paulo, but the network was not balanced. Despite the 0-0 draw, both teams had a good opportunity to open the scoring in a well-played game. This will be the second time in the season that the teams face each other in a playoff game Before lifting the cup of the Brazilian Under-17, Fluminense eliminated São Paulo in the semifinals, after the decision of the vacancy to go to penalties.
Fluminense has a cast full of promises and good names. The main ones being Matheus Martins, top scorer with seven goals, João Neto, with three, in addition to midfielder Metinho and midfielder Arthur. Kayky, another heavyweight player, is still in doubt for the game as he recovers from injury. The team comes to the decision after running over Flamengo in the semifinal, winning by 9 to 1 on the aggregate scoreboard (wins by 6 to 1 and 3 to 0). In the quarterfinals, Tricolor also thrashed Atlético-MG 4-1 after the 2-2 draw in Minas. Before that, the team passed Porto Vitória (3 to 1) in the first phase and left Confiança (2 to 0 and 4 to 0) behind in the second.
São Paulo also has good names in the youth division, with defender Brian Carvalho, midfielder Palmberg and striker Marquinhos, the team’s top scorer in the competition, with four goals. Tricolor Paulista reaches the decision The Tricolor reaches the decision after beating Palmeiras in the semifinals, beating their rivals on penalties by 5 to 4, after triumphing in the 2-0 game at Allianz Parque and losing on the same score in Cotia. In the quarterfinals, Tricolor beat River-PI 4-0 at home and 1-0 at home. Before that, São Paulo went through 1st BPM-TO (8 to 1) in the first phase and eliminated the CRB (1 to 0 and 3 to 1) in the second phase.
