Juventude's coach Maurício Barbieri completes six months in charge. See the numbers and analysis of his work so far. Barbieri was announced in December 2025 and has been working with the team since December 26, 2025. His first game was on January 10, 2026, against Ypiranga, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Since then, the team has played 32 games, with 12 wins, 11 draws, and 9 losses, with a 49% win rate. In the Copa Sul-Sudeste, Barbieri has fielded a reserve team, with young and less-used players. The team has been dealing with a large number of injuries, with key players like Mandaca, Alan Ruschel, and MP unable to play consecutively. – I wouldn't like to say it, but I think we're missing the players who are out. We need to put the players in their positions and adjust some things – said Barbieri after the loss to Operário-PR on the last Friday. Below, see how the coach has worked so far. Invincibility and elimination in Gauchão Juventude was eliminated from the Gauchão without being defeated. After a first phase with three wins and three draws, the team of Barbieri qualified for the quarterfinals. In a single game against São José, victory by 3-2 and qualification. However, in the semifinal against Grêmio, the team was eliminated in the penalty shootout after two 1-1 draws. Maurício Barbieri in the elimination of Juventude against Grêmio. – Photo: Fernando Alves/EC Juventude Regularity in Copa do Brasil Juventude started in Copa do Brasil in the second phase. After passing through Guaporé-RO, Tuna Luso-PA, and Águia de Marabá, the team faced São Paulo in the fifth phase. Against the paulistas, Barbieri had his best moment in command of Juventude. In the first game, in the capital, the team made a defensive game. As a result, loss by 1-0 and reversible score for the return game. In the decision in Caxias do Sul, Juventude repeated the good performance of the first game and built the victory by 3-1 that took them to the quarterfinals. After the game, Barbieri said that the Gauchão team was absolutely superior to the adversary. Now, the team will have another giant in front: Atlético-MG. The games of the quarterfinals have not been scheduled by CBF, but Juventude knows that they will decide the classification in Alfredo Jaconi. The big goal of the season In Série B, Juventude occupies the 11th position. The team is three points away from Operário-PR – the team that opens the G-6. This year, the teams placed from third to sixth will decide two places in the elite in a playoff. Already the champion and the vice will go directly to Série A. With the mission of finishing the 38th round at least among the six best, the coach tries to find balance in the team. Although he has the third best defense in the competition, with 8 goals conceded in 12 games, Juventude has the fourth worst attack, with 10 goals scored. Operário x Juventude – Série B – Photo: Gabriel Tadiotto/ECJ After the loss to Operário-PR on the last Friday, Barbieri said that the irregularity of the team is due to the high number of absences. – The expectation is that we, with the return of some players, can find the balance we are looking for – said Barbieri.