Without coach Menta, São Paulo press but draw with Cruzeiro U17s | OneFootball

São Paulo drew 0-0 with Cruzeiro at Toca da Raposa 1, in Belo Horizonte (MG), in the 6th round of the Brazilian U-17 Championship, in a match played on Tuesday afternoon (30).

The match started evenly, with both teams battling for possession and looking for spaces to build attacking plays. Well organized defensively, the team led by Alexandre Torrezan neutralized the opponent’s advances and, when they got forward, threatened Cruzeiro’s goal.

Coach Menta did not lead the Tricolor team against the Minas Gerais side away from Cotia because he was sidelined with medical issues.

São Paulo’s first big chance came in the 19th minute. After a good passing move between Zabarelli and Brenno, the ball fell to Kauã Edmar, who hit it first time, but the shot went very close to the post. Then, in the 35th minute, Zabarelli delivered a perfectly placed corner for Kauã Daniel, who rose well and headed the ball, but it went out over the end line.

In the second half, São Paulo came back even better and began to control the match. In the 6th minute, after a rebound inside the box, Brenno attempted a bicycle kick, but the shot went over Cruzeiro’s goal.

In the 15th minute, defensive midfielder Caio made way for Gabriel. In his very first play, the midfielder got to the byline and shot, but the Minas Gerais defense deflected the ball out for a corner.

Tricolor also created other chances throughout the second half, but could not turn their attacking pressure into a goal. As a result, the match ended in a goalless draw in Belo Horizonte.

U-17: João Soato; João Bispo, Kauã Daniel, Miranda and Luan; Caio (Gabriel, 15' 2nd half), Kauã Edmar, Zabarelli (Erick, 20' 2nd half) and Aguilar (Nicolas Francisco, 31' 2nd half); Mikael (Júlio, 20' 2nd half) and Brenno. Coach: Alexandre Torrezan.

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