After naming Júlio Baptista as coach, São Paulo U20 held by Avaí | OneFootball

While waiting for Júlio Baptista, announced as the new coach of the category, São Paulo drew 3-3 with Avaí this Thursday (16) at Ressacada, in Florianópolis (SC), in the sixth round of the Brazilian U-20 Championship.

The big news of the match was the inclusion of star prospect Ryan Francisco in the starting lineup. The striker, recovered from surgery, is with the youth team to regain his best physical condition and was among the starting 11 after being an option on the bench in the juniors’ last match.

Tricolor opened the scoring in the 20th minute with an own goal, but conceded the equalizer shortly before halftime. In the second half, in the 22nd minute, Juan Potes scored the second goal and, in the 30th, Nicolas Kauan made it 3-1. However, the opponent fought back to level the match by scoring twice in a row.

With the result, the youngsters from Cotia reached eight points in the competition, sitting mid-table.

The team’s next match is scheduled for Wednesday (22), when they face Athletico-PR at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at CAT do Caju, in Curitiba (PR), in the seventh round of the Brazilian U-20 Championship.

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