Elimination of Filipe Luis' Flamengo U17 team in the USA ends in confusion

The Under-17 team is led by current coach Filipe Luis Flamingo He bid farewell to the 2024 Adidas Generation Cup, a popular soccer competition held in the United States.

Rubro Negro has been defeated before 2 to 0 to Philadelphia Union (Bradenton, Florida).

Both goals were scored by Diego Rocio, one of them a brilliant free kick.

The controversy is due to a state of widespread confusion between the athletes of the two teams after the match, which ended in a stampede, which forced the organization’s guards to contain it.

The battle between Flamengo and Philadelphia Union will be investigated under 17 years.

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“MLS NEXT is aware of the incident that occurred after the Under-17 match between Philadelphia Union and Flamengo, and the investigation remains ongoing. MLS NEXT will not provide any further comments during the investigation,” the competition organization announced in a statement.

In the video clip circulating on social media, you can hear shouts in Portuguese: “Macako, no. Macako, no.”

Flamengo did not take a position on what happened.

“The team, led by coach Filipe Luis, will return to Brazil and attention will return to Copa Rio, where the team played the last matches with athletes with fewer minutes and the first year in this category.”

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