São Paulo lose at home to Grêmio in first game without Allan Barcellos | OneFootball

São Paulo played their first U-20 match without former coach Allan Barcellos and did not fare well. At home, at CFA Laudo Natel in Cotia, Tricolor lost 2-0 to then-bottom side Grêmio this Wednesday (1), in the 4th round of the Brazilian U-20 Championship.

After Barcellos’ turbulent departure from the club, Tricolor already has everything agreed with Júlio Baptista, but has not yet announced the new head coach. Therefore, assistant coach André Mello is in charge of São Paulo’s U-20 team while the situation remains unresolved.

The first half in Cotia was marked by tight defending, with both teams creating danger through plays down the wings. The best chance of the opening half fell to Tricolor, when Lucyan made a good individual move but shot wide.

In the second half, Grêmio opened the scoring just seven minutes in through Fellipe Magalhães. São Paulo nearly equalized in the 12th minute, when Matheus Ferreira received the ball inside the box and struck it past the goalkeeper, who made a good save. A minute later, the visitors doubled their lead through Harlley and sealed the score.

As a result, São Paulo dropped down the table and is now in 15th place, with 4 points, just one more than Grêmio, right below in 16th place in the Brazilian U-20 Championship.

Tricolor returns to action next Wednesday (8) to face Fluminense, who are still looking for their first win in the competition, at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), once again at CFA Laudo Natel in Cotia.

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