Palmeiras stretch lead, Vasco regain 2nd in Brasileiro Sub-20 | OneFootball

After defeating Flamengo 3-1 this Thursday (7) at Luso-Brasileiro in Rio, Palmeiras extended their lead at the top of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. They now have 22 points, two more than second-placed Vasco. At the end of the round-robin stage, the top eight teams advance to the quarterfinals.

Vasco returned to second place by beating Santos 3-1 on Thursday night at São Januário, in the final match of the 10th round.

Shortly before that, América-MG defeated Avaí 3-0 at Ressacada and moved into fourth place. Cruzeiro, who thrashed Grêmio 5-2 on Wednesday at Toca da Raposa I, are in third.

In order, the teams that would currently qualify for the quarterfinals, besides those four already mentioned, are Bahia (5th), Santos, Red Bull Bragantino, and Corinthians.

Check out the results of the 10th round, which produced 34 goals, an average of more than three goals per match:

Red Bull Bragantino 2 x 0 Fortaleza;

Vitória 1 x 0 Cuiabá;

Juventude 0 x 3 Botafogo;

Athletico-PR 1 x 1 Criciúma;

São Paulo 2 x 3 Bahia;

Cruzeiro 5 x 2 Grêmio;

Corinthians 0 x 3 Fluminense;

Avaí 0 x 3 América-MG;

Flamengo 1 x 3 Palmeiras;

Vasco 3 x 1 Santos.

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