After naming Júlio Baptista as coach, São Paulo U20 held by Avaí | OneFootball

While awaiting Júlio Baptista, announced as the new head coach of the category, São Paulo drew 3-3 with Avaí this Thursday (16) at Ressacada, in Florianópolis (SC), in the sixth round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship.

The big news of the match was the inclusion of star prospect Ryan Francisco in the starting lineup. The center forward, recovered from surgery, is with the youth team to regain his best physical form and was among the starting 11 after being an option off the bench in the juniors' last match.

Tricolor opened the scoring in the 20th minute with an own goal, but conceded the equalizer shortly before halftime. In the second half, in the 22nd minute, Juan Potes scored the second goal and, in the 30th, Nicolas Kauan made it 3-1. However, the opponent fought back to level the match by scoring twice in a row.

With the result, the youngsters from Cotia reached eight points in the competition, sitting in mid-table.

The team's next match is scheduled for Wednesday (22), when they face Athletico-PR at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at CAT do Caju, in Curitiba (PR), in the seventh round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship.

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