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Each team: Barcelona U19 will play Flamengo U20 in the International Youth Cup, which has won 5-1 against the pharmaceutical factory

10:59am, 24 August 2025【Football】

August 23 According to "Every Sport", Barcelona U19 will face off against Flamengo U20 in the International U20 Youth Cup, which once defeated Leverkusen, who was preseason training in Brazil with a 5-1 victory.

Barca has been qualified to participate in the International U20 Youth Cup with its outstanding performance in the Youth League. They will face off against the Flamenco U20, who just won the South American U20 Copa Libertadores for the second time in a row.

The highly anticipated match will be held at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday, with more than 40,000 fans expected to be on the court. Barcelona's youth team will make its official debut in Brazil for the first time, which undoubtedly adds historical significance to the game.

Previously, Barcelona's only two competitions in Brazil were two friendly matches, the most recent one was in November 2024 at Curitiba, when Romario and Rivaldo appeared together.

However, the team faced a huge challenge, and five important players who were supposed to go to Rio remained in Barcelona due to registration issues, including US goalkeeper Cohen, left-back Hofre Tolentz, Dros, Tony and Guillermo Fernandez, which was a major loss for Berletti.

opponent Flamenco almost all players played, and only one main striker Wallace Yan was recruited to the first team. A month ago, they beat Leverkusen, who was training in Brazil for preseason 5-1 in a friendly match.