Cotia round-up: São Paulo beat Grêmio but exit U17 Brasileirão | OneFootball

São Paulo’s U-17 side wrapped up its campaign in the Brazilian Championship for the age group by doing its part, with a win on Wednesday afternoon (30), but still ended up eliminated.

Playing away from home, Tricolor beat Grêmio 2-0 in a match held at Estádio Aírton Ferreira da Silva, in Eldorado do Sul (RS), valid for the 19th and final round of the first phase of the national competition. Forwards Brenno and Davi Pena scored São Paulo’s goals in the victory.

Despite the win on Rio Grande do Sul soil, the combination of results in the round prevented São Paulo from advancing to the second phase of the Brasileirão. Tricolor finished with 30 points in 10th place, outside the top eight that qualified for the quarterfinals. Besides winning, the team also needed three other teams to slip up, but Atlético-MG and Santos both won their matches as well.

With elimination from the national tournament, the squad led by coach Alexandre Torrezan now turns its full attention to the Paulista U-17 Championship, a competition in which São Paulo secured sole possession of first place in its group in both the first and second phases.

Signed off in style

On the field, the São Paulo side kept an attacking approach from the opening moments. That approach turned into a goal in the 23rd minute of the first half: after a move down the flank, Aguilar pushed forward to the byline and delivered a perfect cross for Brenno, who got in front of Grêmio’s center-back pair and powered a header into the back of the net.

In the second half, São Paulo doubled the lead just six minutes in. Forward Nícolas Pereira tried his shot but was denied by the opposing goalkeeper. On the rebound, the forward himself regained possession and set up Davi Pena in the box, who struck first time to seal the 2-0 final score.

Only the state championship remains

Tricolor’s U-17 squad is now returning to São Paulo to begin preparations for the knockout stage of the Paulista Championship. The team’s next match is scheduled for this Saturday (3) at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) against Meia Noite. The clash, valid for the first leg of the third phase of the state tournament, will be played at Estádio Galileu de Andrade Lopes, in Patrocínio Paulista (SP).

São Paulo U-17: João Soato; João Bispo, Miranda, João Marcos and Luan; Kauã Edmar, Aguilar and Nícolas Pereira; Davi Pena, Falvela and Brenno. Coach: Alexandre Torrezan.

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