Moleques de Xerém started on the right foot in the U-15 Rio Cup. In addition to occupying the first place in the leaderboard, with 12 points, Fluminense leads the main statistics of the competition. The squad commanded by coach Felipe Canavan is the only one that, after four rounds, remains with 100% success rate. In the assessment of the coach who governs the brand’s owners, the retrospect is the result of maturing and reflects the team’s talent.
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“The beginning of the season obviously leaves the category very satisfied. We played good games, but, in addition to the results, we internally value the capacity that the boys demonstrate, day after day, to evolve. play, a motto we use a lot here in Xerém. The desire to be better in each challenge needs to be genuine, and they have fulfilled that”, explained the commander.
Among the participants in the tournament, Tricolor won the most games (4) and scored goals (22), numbers that still pass through Naarã’s feet. After all, to complete, the top scorer of the championship wears green, white and maroon. The striker scored six times, including a hat-trick in the thrashing of Bangu (8-0) and Serrano (5-0). The club had previously beaten Madureira (7-0) and, far from their domains, Nova Iguaçu (2-1).
The sequence of expressive scores applied by Flu, including, explains the advantage in balls in the net compared to rivals. Success, however, goes beyond attack requirements. The kids, leaked only once, have the best defense in the competition, which shows the long distance in goal difference for second-placed Vasco: 21 to 12.
“We also greatly value the level of performance and the ability that the boys demonstrate to mature. It is a point that we have been working on since last year with the 2008 generation of Moleques de Xerém and that we see a difference throughout this beginning of the season. Considering our main objective, to develop the boys, we hope to be able to evolve even more and compete at a good level to maintain the first place overall in Copa Rio, essential for us”, said Canavan.
The next match in the category is this Saturday’s Fla-Flu (15/04), valid for the 5th round of Copa Rio. The ball rolls at 9 am, at Estádio Vale das Laranjeiras, in Xerém, broadcast by FluTV.
Text: Communication/FFC
Photos: Leonardo Brasil/FFC
