Patetuci praises U17 Sul-Americana friendlies with Colombia | OneFootball

Carlos Eduardo Patetuci leads U-17 National Team training in BarranquillaCredits: Nelson Terme/CBF

The coach of the Brazilian U-17 Men's National Team, Carlos Eduardo Patetuci, emphasized the importance of the friendly matches that the team will play against Colombia this week in Barranquilla. These will be the last commitments before the South American Championship of the category in April.

Brazil, which arrived in the Colombian city on Saturday (21) and has already started preparing for the matches, will face the hosts this Tuesday (24) at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) at the sports headquarters of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). They will face the Colombians again on Friday (27) at 7 PM (Brasília time), at a location to be determined.

“These are two very important friendlies. It is the last preparation for the South American Championship, with new athletes and others remaining from last year. I am very happy with the new athletes. Despite the short time, I am quite pleased,” highlighted the coach in an interview with CBF TV.

“We are very confident for these friendlies, the South American Championship is approaching, we are on a good path, on the right path. I am very confident that we will play two great matches against Colombia and have a beautiful pre-South American preparation,” he added.

In December 2025, the team achieved two victories over Paraguay, both by 2-1, in preparatory friendlies held in the country's capital, Asunción. In the South American Championship, they will seek their 15th title in the competition and defend their position as current champions, won against Colombia itself, in a penalty shootout.

Carlos Eduardo Patetuci leads U-17 National Team training in BarranquillaCredits: Nelson Terme/CBF

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