Palmeiras beat Fortaleza to reclaim top spot in Brasileiro U20 | OneFootball

Palmeiras’ Under-20 team defeated Fortaleza 2-1 this Wednesday (27) at CT Ribamar Bezerra, in Maracanaú-CE, in the 14th round of the opening stage of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The goals for the Crias da Academia were scored by Kidani and Antônio Marcos.

With the result, Palmeiras reached 34 points, reclaiming the top spot in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The green-and-white side has already played 14 matches in the competition, with ten wins and four draws, totaling 35 goals scored and 17 conceded – the team’s top scorer in the tournament is Heittor, with ten goals. Palestra is the only unbeaten club in the competition.

In the next round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, the team coached by Allan Barcellos will face Santos on June 10 (Wednesday) at 4pm (Brasília time) at Arena Crefisa Barueri.

Before that, Verdão will make its debut in the Paulista Under-20 Championship on the 4th (Thursday) against Grêmio Prudente at 3pm at Estádio Paulo Constantino, in Presidente Prudente.

In search of a fifth title

The Palestrino side is aiming for its fifth Brazilian Under-20 Championship title and is the current two-time champion of the tournament.

The Crias da Academia won the title for the first time in 2018, beating Vitória in the final. Then, in 2022, Palestra defeated Corinthians 1-0 to claim the trophy. In the 2024 edition, the title came in a final against Cruzeiro, with Palmeiras winning 5-2 on aggregate. In last year’s final, the Palestrino team beat Red Bull Bragantino on penalties after two draws in regular time.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.