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A generation led by PH Neto, a standout in the lower categories of the Palmeiras youth academy, the Under-11 team of Verdão won the Dani Cup of 2025. This Friday (12), the green-and-white team defeated Sport 2-1 in the final at CT Barradão, in Salvador, securing the title. The goals for the Academy's Creations were scored by Nicolas Alexandre and Antônio Zorzi.

Although he didn't score in the final, PH was the standout player for the team, being the top scorer with 21 goals and eight assists in nine games. This was the fourth edition of the Dani Cup that the young player competed in for Palmeiras, also marking his fourth title.

In total, in this edition, the team played nine matches in the competition, achieving eight wins and one draw, with 77 goals scored and seven conceded.

This is the second time the Under-11 team has won the Dani Cup – the first was in 2019. Palmeiras has also been champion of the traditional tournament in the Under-10 (2019, 2022, and 2024) and Under-14 (2018) categories.

The season was very successful for the Under-11 team, which won seven titles. Besides the Paulista Championship, overcoming São Paulo in the final, the Academy's Creations claimed the Bellmare International Cup-JAP, GO Cup, Sanca Cup, Copa Verde, Leme Cup, and now, the Dani Cup.

Golden Generation

The victory is another for the 2014 Generation of Palmeiras, featuring standouts like PH Neto and Nicolas Alexandre, along with other promising names according to the club's management, such as Joaquim Guerra, Davi Gomes, Zorzi, Kuririn, and Fábio Júnior.

But the main star is PH Neto (learn more about him in this article). Since the young player's arrival at Palmeiras in 2023, the generation has become almost unstoppable. The team began to win almost everything it competed in, and the numbers explain this dominance.

The only competitions under PH's leadership that did not end in a title, including both field soccer and futsal, were the Copa São Ludgero, on the field, this year, and the Under-17 Paulista Futsal Championship, also in 2025, where the team finished as runners-up after being defeated by Audax. In total, PH has 18 titles in 20 competitions played for Palmeiras – a 90% success rate in finals.

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