Palmeiras U13 top scorer dreams of senior Libertadores glory: ‘Magical moments’ | OneFootball

The Palmeiras Under-13 team Palmeiras secured third place in the Under-13 Libertadores, held in Asunción, Paraguay, this September. One of the standouts of the team during the campaign was midfielder Luiz Galhotto, the team’s top scorer with five goals.

Speaking to NOSSO PALESTRA, the young player said he was happy with his performance, but admitted to the bitter taste of being eliminated on penalties by Newell’s Old Boys from Argentina in the semifinals, after a 0-0 draw in regular time.

His individual performance, however, drew attention. Luiz scored five goals in six matches, finding the net on four occasions: once against Naranja Mekánica from Venezuela, twice against Liga Santander from Colombia, and once against Máquina Celeste from Bolivia in the group stage, in addition to his goal in the third-place match, a 3-2 win over GEN Chile from Chile.

Now, the player’s dream is to play in a professional edition of the Libertadores with Verdão. Despite his young age, Luiz is already planting the seed and dreaming about his future at the Football Academy.

Palestra secured a spot in the Under-13 Libertadores by winning the CBF Development League, a tournament equivalent to the Brazilian Championship for the category. In March, the team defeated Flamengo 1-0 in the final to lift the trophy.

Verdão’s Under-13 team has won three titles this season. In addition to the CBF Development League, the team has already claimed the Sanca Cup and the New Cup.

Check out Palmeiras’ matches in the Under-13 Libertadores:

Group stage

09/06: Palmeiras 3 x 0 GEN Chile-CHLGoals: Ruan Carlos, Carlão, and Murilo Matos

09/08: Palmeiras 6 x 0 Naranja Mekánica-VENGoals: Luan, Carlão (twice), Kauã Pablo, Luiz Galhotto, and Guilherme Breasan

09/10: Palmeiras 2 x 0 Liga Santander-COLGoals: Luiz Galhotto (twice)

09/11: Palmeiras 2 x 1 Máquina Celeste-BOLGoals: Carlão and Luiz Galhotto

Semifinal

09/13: Palmeiras (3) 0 x 0 (4) Newell’s Old Boys-ARG

Third place match

09/14: Palmeiras 3 x 2 GEN Chile-CHLGoals: Carlão, Matheus de Conto, and Luiz Galhotto

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