Palmeiras beaten at Nubank Parque, Vasco win U20 Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras were beaten 2-0 by Vasco and missed out on the 2026 Brasileirão U-20 title. Verdão had won the first leg 1-0 at São Januário, but it was not enough to secure the trophy at Nubank Parque, which drew a record crowd for a youth-team match.

The teams’ campaigns and Vasco’s first title

In the second leg, however, Vasco once again showed the ability to come back that they had displayed throughout the knockout stage. The team had already eliminated Cruzeiro and Santos after falling behind in those ties and did it again in the final itself.

Palmeiras, who reached the final after a dominant campaign and were chasing their fifth Brazilian U-20 title, ended up missing out on the trophy at home. The club had previously won it in 2018, 2022, 2024 and 2025 and were playing in their fifth straight final in the competition.

On the other side, Vasco capped off a historic campaign. After finishing the first phase in second place with 36 points, Cruz-Maltino got past Cruzeiro and Santos in the knockout stage and reached the final seeking their first national title in the category.

The triumph came precisely against the reigning two-time champion and on Palmeiras’ home turf. With the 2-0 win at Nubank Parque, Vasco claimed their first title in the category.

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