Strikers shine, São Paulo draw with Dinamo Zagreb in U17 opener | OneFootball

São Paulo drew in the first round of the U-17 Club World Cup in Spain, making its debut this Monday (31). At Campo Villanueva de Córdoba, in Villanueva, the Tricolor side finished 2-2 with Croatia’s GNK Dinamo Zagreb, with goals from standouts Brenno and Robert.

Flurry of goals early on

São Paulo started better than the Europeans and opened the scoring just 4 minutes in, after top scorer Brenno won a penalty and converted it himself. The forward had already been closely watched by Crespo in first-team training sessions and had impressed the Argentine coach at the time.

However, just four minutes later, the Croatian side equalized, but soon after Tricolor went back in front, this time through Robert, another standout from the youth team, who finished well and scored in the 13th minute of the first half.

Even with the lead, the São Paulo side coached by Alexandre Torrezan kept pressing the Croatians’ buildup and showed attacking strength in the final third as they looked to extend the lead.

In the second half, the style of play remained the same, but Dinamo Zagreb managed to break the pressure and equalized in the 38th minute. In the shootout for the extra point, the São Paulo side was beaten 3-2.

Upcoming matches

The next match takes place this Wednesday (2/9), when Tricolor faces Sporting at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) in Palma del Río, and the very next day they will wrap up the first phase against Málaga, also at 3 p.m., in Cabra.

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