Football Season Guide

Got promoted to Série A thanks to a third place in Série B last season. It was a close call as they finished with just 3 points more than 5th placed CSA. Last time around top flight level was back in 2007, where they ended a good spell of 9 years at top level, having finished 18th with 41 points. Reached semi-finals of Gaúcho State Championship, but proved to be no match for the stronger Internacional, falling down with a 2-4 aggregate score. Juventude will be having an almost entirely new squad from the one that brought them to Série A last season, which usually isn't a good sign. Apart from a few players like goalkeeper Marcelo Carné, and veteran holding midfielder Jáo Paulo, very few relevant players from last season's successful promotion survived for next one. Even the youngster Marcos Vinicios, a product of club's youth system should be considered a new face, as he was with U23 team last season. The club preferred to bring some more experienced players that are not new to Série A requirements, but all of them have failed to impress in recent seasons in other clubs. An example is the case of Matheus Jesus, once a promising powerful midfielder at Corinthians turned to reserve midfielder in every club he was in in the last few years. Coach Marquinhos is a young coach that had already a short experience at Série A with Chapecoense in 2019. He seems to be an attacking minded, modern gaffer. Juventude had the second strongest attack in Série B, last season, with 52 goals.