Palmeiras make three changes, finalise Under-20 Libertadores squad | OneFootball

The Palmeiras announced on Friday night (6) the list of players registered for the U-20 Libertadores tournament. Compared to the first list sent to Conmebol in February, the club made three changes.

The changes were as follows: Benedetti replaces Diego; Juliano replaces Ramon Riquelme; and Riquelme Fillipi takes the place of Juan Francisco. See the full list below:

Goalkeepers: Kauan Lima (07) and Luiz Fernando (08)Defenders: André Lucas (06), Heitor Guerra (08), and Luis Saboia (07)Center-backs: Benedetti (06), Koné (07), Pimenta (06)Midfielders: Coutinho (06), Erick Belé (07), Guilherme Nogueira (06), João Paulo (07), and Ruan Yago (09)Forwards: Antônio Marcos (07), Eduardo (09), Felipe Teresa (06), Heittor (07), Juliano (08), Riquelme Fillipi (06), and Victor Gabriel (06)

The debut of the Verdão takes place this Sunday (8), against Universidad Católica-EQU, at 9 PM (Brasília time), at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito, Ecuador.

Palmeiras is in Group B of the competition. In addition to the Ecuadorian team, the São Paulo team will also face Olimpia from Paraguay on the 11th at 7 PM, and Sporting Cristal from Peru on the 14th at 6:30 PM. The leaders of each group and the best overall second-placed team advance to the semifinals.

This will be Palmeiras' third participation in the U-20 Libertadores. The team secured a spot after winning the Brazilian Championship in the category in 2025. Runner-up in the competition last year, the club is still undefeated in the tournament, with five wins and three draws in eight matches.

If they win the title, Palmeiras could become the first South American club to win all the Libertadores competitions organized by Conmebol. The club has already won the men's, women's, and U-13 Libertadores versions.

The green-and-white team also arrives boosted by a sequence of 28 unbeaten matches. There are 20 wins and eight draws since the last defeat, in July 2025, to Ituano, during the first phase of the Paulista U-20.

Before embarking on the continental competition, Palmeiras played three matches in the Brazilian U-20: they defeated Grêmio and Athletico-PR and drew with São Paulo.

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