The penta dream is over. After having advanced to the third stage of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with a goal in stoppage time, in a duel against Náutico, Flamengo could not repeat the feat: they lost to Oeste by 2-0 on Saturday night (15) and is eliminated from the competition.
Flamengo and Oeste had already faced each other in the group stage. At the time, Barueri’s team even opened 3-0, but the Carioca Rubro-Negro reacted and managed to tie. This Saturday, the hosts took advantage of the opponent’s failures to guarantee qualification to the round of 16 of the competition.
THE RUBRÃO IS PURE BOLDNESS!@OesteFC_Barueri eliminates Flamengo and is in the Round of 16!#Copinha22
? @sportv pic.twitter.com/O67XM0pcuf— Cup (@Copinha) January 16, 2022
The match was very balanced, with good chances for both teams in the first half. In the complementary stage, Oeste was more efficient and did not forgive Flamengo’s mistakes. In the 18th minute, the Carioca Rubro-Negro played wrong, Kauã stole the ball and crossed for Popó to complete the back of the net.
Flamengo went on the attack, but didn’t pierce the West’s defense. Despair hit and, in the 45th minute, Barueri’s team closed the scoring. Igor Jesus didn’t manage to dominate the defense field, Reifit stole the ball, ran away from the foul and kicked the goalkeeper’s exit to enact the classification.
Oeste faces Canaã, from Irerê-BA, in the round of 16. The team from Bahia qualified earlier by defeating Juventus 1-0, at the Conde Rodolfo Crespi stadium, in the Mooca neighborhood, in the east side of São Paulo.
Cruise ranks without fear
Cruzeiro secured a spot in the round of 16 by beating Retrô-PE 2-0 in Itapira. Despite the few emotions during the 90 minutes, Raposa took the lead with a goal, to say the least, strange. In the 40th minute, João Vitor tried to get the ball back to goalkeeper Lucas Menino and ended up scoring an own goal.
CRUISE, CRUISE DEAR! ??
This harmony between team and fans is phenomenal! ?
? @pedro_josecg / Cruise pic.twitter.com/7jhz7Yt5wN
— Cruise ? (@Cruzeiro) January 16, 2022
In the complementary stage, the Pitmen extended it after nine minutes, with Alex Matos. The striker received from Victor Diniz and hit. Lucas Menino spread but, on the rebound, Alex scored the second and closed the scoring.
In the round of 16, Cruzeiro faces Desportivo Brasil-SP, which eliminated Iape-MA on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in normal time.
