What drama! São Paulo fight back to beat Juventude, alive in U17 G8 race | OneFootball

São Paulo came from behind to beat Juventude 2-1 at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia, São Paulo, in this Wednesday’s (9) match for the 16th round of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship.

The winning goals were scored by Falvela and Rafael Barreto in the closing minutes of the match at the Tricolor’s home ground. The team climbed to 11th place in the standings with 23 points and remains in contention for a top-eight spot, which would secure qualification for the competition’s quarterfinals.

An exciting comeback

The first half was highly contested in Cotia. São Paulo even found the net in the 24th minute through Rhian, but the goal was disallowed for offside. In the 40th minute, Juventude opened the scoring from a free kick. Three minutes later, Tricolor had a good chance to equalize. Raphael França crossed for Yahgo, who got a shot away, but the ball went out over the end line.

In the second half, Tricolor came back even more dominant and managed to equalize in the 27th minute. Júlio crossed for Falvela, who fired a low shot across goal to make it 1-1. Then, in the 43rd minute, the comeback was finally completed after Júlio shot, the goalkeeper made the save, and Rafael Barreto smashed in the rebound.

This is still considered the reserve side of the under-17 squad, since the main players were in Spain for the Youth Club World Cup, where São Paulo were eliminated only in the semifinal by Athletico-PR.

The team returns to action next Tuesday (15), when it will face Internacional at 3 p.m. Brasília time at Morada dos Quero-Queros, in Alvorada (RS), for the 17th round of the national competition.

São Paulo: Felipe Ávila; Raphael França (Rafael Barreto, 21' second half), Peixoto, Artur Kapaz and Júlio; Wellington, Lucas Henrique and Erick (Falvela, 12' first half); Phyetro, Rhian (Bruno, 12' first half) and Yahgo (João Arthur, 22' second half). Head coach: Menta.

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