With Koné strike, Palmeiras beat Botafogo to go top of U20 Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Botafogo 2-0 on the morning of this Wednesday (01) in the fourth round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The goals in the match, held at Nilton Santos Stadium, were scored by Felipe Teresa and Koné.

Palmeiras’ temporary lead

With the result, Verdão reached ten points and took the provisional lead in the national competition. Alviverde has played four matches, with three wins and one draw, totaling 13 goals scored and seven conceded.

Palmeiras lineup: Luiz Sá; Pimenta, Benedetti, and Koné; Luis Saboia (João Gabriel), João Paulo, Luis Arthur (Guilherme Nogueira), and André Lucas (Rikelme); Felipe Teresa (Fabiano), Victor Gabriel (Vinicius), and Riquelme Fillipi (Juliano). Head coach: Gilmey Aymberê.

Verdão’s next match

In the next round, Verdão will face Red Bull Bragantino next Wednesday (08) at 4:00 p.m. (Brasília time) at Arena Crefisa Barueri.

Palmeiras is working to hire a new head coach following the departure of Lucas Andrade, who became assistant coach of the Brazil Under-20 national team.

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