Brazil Under-17s beat Venezuela in friendly at Granja Comary | OneFootball

Players celebrate the goal scoredCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Brazil’s Under-17 National Team came from behind to beat Venezuela 2-1 this Thursday (20) at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis (RJ). In an eventful match with chances for both sides, the team led by Carlos Eduardo Patetuci showed resilience after falling behind and managed to secure the win in the first of two friendlies between the teams.

The two teams will face each other again on Sunday (23) at 10 a.m., once more at Granja Comary. The friendly is part of the U-17 National Team’s preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will take place in November in Qatar.

THE MATCH

Brazil and Venezuela played an open and lively first half at Granja Comary.

The U-17 National Team threatened from the opening minutes. Riquelme looked sharp in attack and created the first chance of the match, signaling the attacking approach of Carlos Eduardo Patetuci’s team.

Riquelme in action in the match against VenezuelaCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Venezuela, however, also found space and opened the scoring in the 21st minute. After a good passing move, number 10 Araujo de Jesus received the ball in a good position to finish and put the visitors ahead.

The goal did not take Brazil out of the game. The team kept pushing for an equalizer and increased the pressure in the following minutes. Their persistence paid off in the 36th minute, when Rodrigo found the net to level the match.

Rodrigo Júnior celebrates the goal scoredCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

The equalizer made the game even more open in the closing moments of the first half. In the 47th minute, Venezuela were reduced to 10 men. Araujo de Jesus brought down full-back Arthur when he was advancing freely toward goal and had a good chance to score. Number 10 was shown a red card, leaving the Venezuelan side a player down.

Second half

Before the first minute of the second half had even been completed, Brazil turned the game around. Full-back Marcos Pesseti was involved in a good attacking move and then unleashed a powerful shot, scoring a fine goal to put the National Team ahead.

Carlos Eduardo Patetuci used the match to make plenty of changes and give minutes to different players. The substitutions kept the team’s intensity throughout the game and allowed the coach to observe other options within the approach worked on during preparation.

The National Team remained in control until the final whistle and sealed the 2-1 victory.

Integration

During Brazil’s U-17 National Team match against Venezuela at Granja Comary, the work of the national teams was also closely followed by Rodrigo Caetano, general executive coordinator of the Men’s National Teams; Cícero Souza, manager of the Men’s National Teams; Juan Santos, technical coordinator of the Senior National Team; and Taffarel, goalkeeping coach. The group’s presence reinforces the integrated monitoring of the different age groups and the close connection between the youth teams and the Senior National Team.

The National Teams Department also attended youth-category fixtures during its time at Granja Comary. Members of the department were present at the U-15 team’s 4-0 win over Uruguay last Wednesday (19). The previous week, they were also in attendance at the U-20 National Team’s friendlies against Bolivia, held at the same venue. Their presence at different youth-team events reinforces the integration and monitoring of the work carried out in Brazil’s youth national teams.

National Teams Department followed the friendlyCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

MATCH DETAILS

Brazil 2-1 Venezuela

U-17 Friendly

Venue: Granja Comary, Teresópolis (RJ)

Date: 08/20/2026 (Thursday)

Kick-off: 11 a.m.

Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira (FIFA-MG)

Assistant referees: Anne Kesy Gomes de Sá (FIFA-AM) and Gizeli Casaril (FIFA-SC)

Fourth official: Gleika Oliveira Pinheiro (FIFA-PA)

Brazil: Arthur Sehn; Marcos Pesseti (Samuel), Daniel Silva (David Brendo), Breno Sales (Murilo Camargo) and Arthur Monteiro (Juan Ramos); Vinicius Rocha (Nialson), Lucca Caramico (Robert) and Eduardo Pape (Cerci); Kauê Furquim (Nadson), Aiyran (Rodrigo Júnior) (Bezerra) and Riquelme (Bryan). Head coach: Carlos Eduardo Patetuci.

Venezuela: Sebastián Angulo; Javier Hernández, Emanuel Brito, Piero García and Ángel López; Marco Riera (Roman Lozada), Jesús Barrios (Andy Saavedra), Kevin Guzmán (Andrew Rasquin); Junior Araujo, José Gamboa (Juan Abad) and Carlos Bello (Rafael Marín).

Goals: Araujo de Jesus (Venezuela), Rodrigo Júnior and Marcos Pessetti (Brazil)

Yellow card: Daniel Silva (Brazil)

Red card: Araujo de Jesus (Venezuela)

Rafael Ribeiro / CBFCredits: Friendly between Brazil and Venezuela

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