Santos edge Palmeiras on penalties, reach Paulista Under-20 final | OneFootball

This Friday, in a match valid for the Paulista U-20 semifinal, Santos visited Palmeiras at Arena Barueri, won on penalties after a draw in regular time (2-2), and advanced to the final. Riquelme Fillip and Lughi found the net for Verdão, while Pedro Assis and João Ananias scored for Peixe.

With this result, Santos punched their ticket straight to the final, where they will face the winner of the clash between São Paulo and Guarani, who meet this Saturday at 10 a.m. (Brasília time). On the other hand, after being defeated, Palmeiras was eliminated.

The first leg of the final takes place on November 8, while the second and decisive match will be played a week later, on the 15th.

The scoreboard was opened by Palmeiras in the 38th minute of the first half. In a quick counterattack down the right, Gilberto crossed and found Riquelme Fillipi, who finished first-time to score. In the 31st minute of the second half, Santos equalized with Pedro Assis. After a shot from midfield, the Palmeiras goalkeeper parried the ball, leaving it at the striker’s feet, who made no mistake.

Three minutes later, Santos defender Vinícius Lira received his second yellow card of the game for a foul on Luighi and left Peixe with one man down. Santos turned the game around in the 46th minute of the second half, when João Ananias took advantage of a poorly cleared ball by the Palmeiras defense and shot with his right foot.

At 50 minutes, Palmeiras equalized. Luighi dribbled past his marker in the box and sent a low cross to Victor Gabriel. Unmarked, the striker finished low. In the penalty shootout, Santos won 3-2 and qualified for the grand final of the youth tournament.

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