Flamengo U-20 vs São José-RS U-20 – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 05/01/2024

Flamengo under-20 and São José-RS under-20 face each other on the afternoon of this Friday, January 5, 2024, from 5:30 pm in the 1st round of the group stage of the Copinha (Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior). The duel will be played at the Prefeito José Liberatti Municipal Stadium, in the city of Osasco, in São Paulo.

Flamengo

The Flamengo team arrives for this match as one of the main favorites for the tournament title, but they do not expect to have an easy time against the São José team, who will try to balance their offensive actions.

Owner of a million-dollar investment in its youth categories, Flamengo’s under-20 team is used to competing in the country’s main youth competitions and has achieved several significant achievements in recent years, in addition to revealing great talents in professional football, generating million-dollar sales to the club.

Their most recent match took place in the Carioca Championship of the category, when they had the advantage of facing Botafogo under-20 at home, but were unable to avoid elimination from the state after accumulating two draws against the Botafoguenses and getting the worst of the tournament’s maximum penalties.

The Flamengo team has already won the tournament four times (1990, 2011, 2016 and 2018) and arrives motivated in search of the fifth championship, counting on some players who already stand out in the category, such as Werton, Lorran, Dyogo Alves and Patterson.

Only 1 victory, 4 draws and no defeats were recorded, beating Pérolas Negras under-20, drawing with Palmeiras under-20, with Pérolas Negras under-20 and also with Botafogo under-20 twice.

São José-RS

On the other side is the São José-RS under-20 squad, which arrives with the difficult mission of stopping the offensive momentum of the Cariocas and wants to balance offensive actions to start the season and its campaign in this edition of the São Paulo Football Cup Junior in the best way possible.

The team from Rio Grande do Sul does not have as popular a squad as its opponent, but is betting on the strength of its team to be able to surprise positively even though it is considered a big underdog for the opening round.

The duel will also be interesting for the team from Rio Grande do Sul to test the strength of its squad, as theoretically Flamengo under-20 will be its most complicated opponent in a group that also has Osasco Audax under-20 and São Bento under-20.

Their most recent clash took place in July last year, when they faced Grêmio under-20 and ended in a 1-1 draw away from home, culminating in their elimination from the state.

Only 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat were recorded in the last 5 games played officially in the season, beating Novo Hamburgo under-20, drawing with Grêmio under-20 and also with Ypiranga under-20 twice, in addition of having lost to Grêmio under-20.

Conclusion:

The expectation is that Flamengo under-20 will be able to stand out in search of three precious points for their campaign towards the knockout phase of the competition.