Internacional and Palmeiras reach first men's U15 Copa do Brasil final | OneFootball

The first edition of the Men’s U-15 Copa do Brasil will be decided between Internacional and Palmeiras, who will face off on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis (RJ). The two teams qualified this Thursday in simultaneous matches held at the CBF Training Center in the mountain city. The team from Rio Grande do Sul beat Ceará 5-0. On a nearby field, Palmeiras defeated Flamengo 4-2.

The matches were attended by Brazil national team head coach Carlo Ancelotti. The general executive coordinator of the men’s national teams, Rodrigo Caetano, the men’s national teams manager, Cicero Souza, and coaches Paulo Victos of the U-20 team, Carlos Eduardo Patetuci of the U-17 team, and Guilherme Dalla Déa of the U-15 team, also attended the semifinal matches of the competition.

Internacional: U-15 Copa do Brasil finalistCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Internacional delivered a very strong performance and gave Ceará no chances in the 5-0 rout, with goals from Kaique, Asafe, Kelwin, Paulo Ricardo, and Gustavo Heberth. At the end of the match, in a gesture of fair play, players from both teams greeted each other, as did their respective coaching staffs.

At the same time, Palmeiras and Flamengo were playing a very evenly matched game that became thrilling when the Rio team narrowed the scoreline with more than ten minutes still left to play. The São Paulo side was leading 3-1 and conceded a second goal. From that point on, Flamengo pushed forward in search of the equalizer, which would have taken the decision to penalties. But on a fast counterattack, Palmeiras sealed the score: 4-2.

Palmeiras defeated Flamengo in a great matchCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Gabriel Leite, Gabriel Bueno, Maico Vinicius, and Lucas Moraes scored Palmeiras’ goals. Valmir and Deivid Lucas scored for Flamengo.

Other results

Two matches were played this Thursday afternoon at Granja Comary to determine the standings from fifth to eighth place.

Vitória beat Paysandu 5-0, with goals from Daniel Alves, Guilherme, Ricardo, Willames, and Clevison, while Atlético-GO defeated São Raimundo-RR 3-0, with goals from Kaio, Jair Vinicius, and Saulo Bryan.

As a result, Vitória finished fifth, Paysandu sixth, Atlético-GO seventh, and São Raimundo eighth. A total of 32 clubs started the competition.

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