Galo come from behind to beat América in the Brazilian U17s | OneFootball

Atlético came from behind to beat América 2-1 this Tuesday (8/11) at Arena Ubsan, in Betim, in the 11th round of the first phase of the Brazilian U-17 Championship.

THE MATCH⚔️

After falling behind, the Galo youngsters reacted in the second half and completed the comeback in just over 15 minutes.

América opened the scoring at 25 minutes of the first half, through Rian Gabriel. Galo went into halftime trailing, but came back for the second half determined to change the result.

The comeback began at 10 minutes of the second half. Pedrinho received an assist from Callegario and scored Atlético’s equalizer.

The winner came at 26 minutes. Vinícius found the net and put Galo ahead on the scoreboard. The black-and-white side held on to the lead until the final whistle and secured another win in the competition.

At halftime, coach Rafael Paiva made three changes: João Guilherme, Pedrinho and Lukaku came on for G. Veneno, Tui and Gomide.

In the 22nd minute of the second half, Davi Alves and Barros replaced Dylan and Callegario. Then, in the 41st minute, Vieira came on for Enzo Estevão.

Watch the goals:

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“We flipped the switch”🗣️🔟

Midfielder Vinicius, who scored the winner, spoke about the importance of the victory for the rest of the competition.

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With the result, Alvinegro extended its unbeaten run in the tournament to three matches and climbed two spots in the standings. Galo is now 5 points away from the last qualification spot for the next phase.

The youngsters’ next Brazilian Championship match will be next Tuesday (18), against Grêmio at Arena MRV.

Match details

🏆 Competition: Brazilian U-17 Championship – 1st phase, Round 11⚽ Result: América 1 x 2 Atlético📍 Venue: Arena Urbsan, Betim-MG

⚽ Goals:América – Rian Gabriel, 25′ 1st halfAtlético – Pedrinho, 10′ 2nd half; Vinícius, 26′ 2nd half

🅰️ Assist:Callegario for Pedrinho

📋 Atlético: Guilherme Pires; Samuel R., Ícaro, Dylan and Callegario (Davi Alves, 22′ 2nd half); Enzo Estevão (Vieira, 41′ 2nd half), Riquelme, Gomide (Lukaku, at halftime), Tui (Pedrinho, at halftime), Vinícius R. and G. Veneno (João Guilherme, at halftime).

🟨 Yellow cards: Dylan, Callegario, G. Veneno, Vinícius and Pedrinho.

👤 Coach: Rafael Paiva

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