Nicolas fires São Paulo ahead, but U20 Tricolor held by Flamengo | OneFootball

São Paulo drew 1-1 with Flamengo this Saturday (20) at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia (SP), in the 17th round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship.

Left-back Nicolas scored the goal that opened the scoring for the Made In Cotia side, who now have 19 points in the national competition, still far from the qualification zone for the next stage.

Tricolor were the better side in the first half and took the lead as early as the 12th minute, with Nicolas converting a penalty. Winger Tetê nearly doubled the lead in the 38th minute after a good team move, which ended with a shot saved by the opposing goalkeeper. Tricolor keeper João Nazari also made two good saves before halftime.

The Rio de Janeiro side equalized in the 20th minute of the second half with a shot from the edge of the box. In the 28th minute, an opposing defender received a second yellow card and was sent off. São Paulo pushed for the win, but the match ended 1-1 in Cotia.

Under-20: João Nazari; Angelo, Igão, Alisson and Nicolas (Guilherme Reis, 18/2); Bezerra (Léo, 45/2), Matheus Ferreira and Pedro Ferreira (Lucyan, 45/2); Tetê (Juan Potes, 38/2), Djhordney (Robert, 38/2) and Nicolas Kauan (Lino, 18/2). Coach: Júlio Baptista.

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