Tricolour massacre! São Paulo crush Sporting in U17 Club World Cup | OneFootball

São Paulo handed Sporting, of Portugal, a resounding 6-0 thrashing on Wednesday afternoon (2) in a match valid for the second round of the FIFA U-17 Club World Cup, being played in Spain.

The Tricolor built a solid lead still in the first half, finding the net through Brenno and Kauã Daniel.

In the second half, the young São Paulo side kept up the attacking pace and widened the scoreline with goals from Kauã Edimar, Robert William, and Gustavo Zabarelli, along with an own goal by the Portuguese defense to seal the emphatic result.

The win represents the first victory for the Made in Cotia side in the international tournament. In the opening round of the group stage, São Paulo had begun with a 2-2 draw against Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia.

Qualification on the line

After the rout in the second round, São Paulo is now preparing for the decisive match that will close out its participation in the first phase of the competition.

The Tricolor returns to the field this Thursday (3) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), when it will face Spain’s Málaga in search of qualification for the knockout stage of the U-17 World Cup.

The competition is being held from August 31 to September 9 and brings together traditional European and South American football clubs.

Among the participants are Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Betis, Málaga, and Córdoba of Spain; Bayer Leverkusen of Germany; Wolverhampton of England; Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia; and Sporting of Portugal. Alongside São Paulo, South American football will also be represented by Racing of Argentina and Athletico-PR.

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