São Paulo lose semi-final, play for third at CONMEBOL Evolución U16 | OneFootball

On Friday (7), São Paulo was beaten 1-0 by Inter Stars Rush-BOL at Parque Guasu, in Asunción (PAR), in the semifinals of the CONMEBOL Evolución U-16 Fiesta.

With the result, São Paulo will play for third place in the competition against Independiente del Valle this Saturday (8) at 9 a.m., once again at Parque Guasu.

Campaign

The team secured a place in the knockout stage after finishing the first phase in second place in Group A, with 10 points. Their campaign included three wins and one draw in regular time.

In their opener, São Paulo drew 0-0 with Olimpia-PAR. They then beat ADIFFEM-VEN 2-1, with goals from Sofia Gamonal and Jheniffer Coutinho, defeated River Plate-ARG 1-0, with a goal from Pietra Lucci, and closed out the group stage with a 2-0 win over Peñarol-URU, with goals from Cecília and Mari Copola.

Under the competition rules, after each match there was a penalty shootout worth one extra point. São Paulo drew the shootouts against Olimpia (5-5) and ADIFFEM (3-3), and also lost to River Plate (5-4) and Peñarol (5-4), ending the first phase without earning any extra points.

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