Youth round-up: sold starlet fires São Paulo, Bayer next in U17 decider | OneFootball

São Paulo have a very busy weekend ahead with their youth teams, starting with the under-20 side, who picked up another win in the Paulista Championship this Friday (4).

The team coached by Júlio Baptista beat Desportivo Brasil away from home 1-0, with a goal from Angelo, at Ernesto Rocco Stadium in Porto Feliz (SP), in the 14th round of the State Under-20 Championship.

He is no longer ours

Angelo is a promising right-back regarded as one of the biggest revelations to come out of Cotia in recent years, and he has regularly featured for Brazil’s youth national teams. However, São Paulo fans will not see him in the senior team, as the gem has already been sold to European football, where he will move later this year.

Four players who are already working with Dorival Junior at Barra Funda were also made available to the youth side: center-back duo Isac and Osório, as well as left-back Nicolas and skillful midfielder Pedro Ferreira.

The first half ended goalless, but São Paulo controlled possession and created more chances. The clearest opportunity came in the 30th minute, when Pedro Ferreira took a corner, Nicolas headed the ball, but it went over the bar. After the break, the deadlock was broken almost immediately. Less than a minute into the second half, Angelo scored with a volley after a good pass from Marvin, who was making his debut that day.

The team’s next match will be in the Copa do Brasil. São Paulo will make their debut in the competition against Grêmio Santo Antônio next Thursday (10) at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at CFA Laudo Natel in Cotia (SP).

Already qualified for the next stage of the Paulista Under-20, Tricolor moved up to 30 points in the standings and still have one more round to play, against União São João, also in Cotia, next weekend.

Decision time at the World Cup

Tricolor’s under-17, under-15, under-12 and under-11 teams will also be in action this Saturday (5). São Paulo will play in the Under-17 Club World Cup and also in the Brazilian Championship, while the other age groups will compete in the Paulista Championship.

Early in the morning, at 7 a.m., São Paulo’s under-17 team face Bayer Leverkusen of Germany at Pozoblanco Stadium in Córdoba, Spain, in a single-elimination match worth a place in the Youth Club World Cup semifinals. Tricolor advanced from the group stage in 1st place in their group.

In the race to qualify for the next stage, the part of the under-17 squad that remained in Brazil will host Santos at 3 p.m. at CFA Laudo Natel, in the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be streamed on SPFC Play. Tricolor have 20 points, with four wins, eight draws and two defeats.

The under-15 side, meanwhile, visit Amparo at 9 a.m. at José de Araújo Cintra Stadium in a direct clash for first place in Group 22 of the Paulista Championship. The team coached by Vinicius Santos lead the group with four points, the same tally as this Saturday’s opponent, who trail on goal difference (2 to 1).

Rounding off Saturday’s schedule, the under-12 and under-11 teams will face Audax at Prefeito José Liberatti Stadium in Osasco, at 4 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively. The older side sit third in Group 8 with 33 points. The under-11s lead their group with 37 points.

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