Palmeiras beat Referência again, reach Paulista Under-20 quarter-finals | OneFootball

Palmeiras has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Paulista U-20 Championship. On Friday afternoon, Verdão beat Referência 3-0 at Arena Crefisa Barueri in the second leg of the round of 16. Riquelme Fillipi, Arthur, and André Lucas scored the goals for the Academy's Youngsters.

Status in the Paulista U-20

With the result, Palmeiras advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paulista U-20 with an aggregate score of 2-0. Verdão won the first match against Referência 2-0 and, on Friday, won again 3-0. Referência, in turn, said goodbye to the competition.

Next phase

Palmeiras now awaits the determination of who will be their opponent in the quarterfinals of the competition. The FPF will announce all the matches soon.

Main highlights of the game

Palmeiras opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first half. Fábio received a through ball in the box and crossed low to the middle. Riquelme Fillipi just had to push it into the back of the net.

At 23 minutes, Palmeiras missed a penalty. Riquelme Fillipi took the shot and aimed low to the left corner, but goalkeeper Vinícius saved it.

Two minutes later, Verdão extended the lead, this time in a beautiful team play. Guilherme Nogueira sent a great ball to Arthur, who infiltrated inside the box. The boy finished on the goalkeeper's exit and scored the second for the Academy's Youngsters.

In stoppage time, Palmeiras scored the third and closed the score. Heitor passed to Halerrandrio, who crossed to the middle. André, therefore, just completed to the back of the net.

Next match for Palmeiras U-20

The first leg matches of the Paulista U-20 quarterfinals are scheduled for the next October 4th (Saturday). The second leg matches should take place on October 11th, the following Saturday.

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