Dream over: São Paulo lose Brazilian semi to ‘unstoppable’ Athletico-PR | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Monday (7), São Paulo’s under-17 team was defeated 2-0 by Athletico-PR at Ciudad de Lucena Stadium, in Lucena, Spain, in an all-Brazilian semifinal clash at the FIFA Youth Club World Cup.

The first ten minutes were dominated by São Paulo. The team led by Alexandre Torrezan spent time in the attacking half and created good chances to open the scoring.

In the very first minute, João Bispo passed to Aguilar, who tried his luck from outside the box, but the opposing goalkeeper made the save. In the seventh minute, Zabarelli also attempted a long-range shot, but the keeper held onto it. In the 26th minute, the opponent opened the scoring.

In the second half, Tricolor created more chances and threatened the opposition in search of an equalizer, but failed to score. In the 27th minute, the rival extended the lead and secured qualification for the final of the international tournament.

Unbeatable!

The Paraná side remains unbeaten and with a perfect record in the youth competition, finishing first in its group after beating Real Madrid 3-0 and winning all three of its opening matches. In the quarterfinals, it defeated Sporting 2-1 before eliminating São Paulo.

Now, Athletico will face Racing of Argentina in the grand final, after the Argentine side knocked out Real Madrid in the other semifinal of the tournament being played in Spain.

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