Palmeiras appoint ex-São Paulo coach for under-20s | OneFootball

Palmeiras announced this Monday the signing of coach Allan Barcellos for the under-20 team. He arrives to take over the position left by Lucas Andrade, who took charge of Brazil’s under-20 and Olympic national teams.

The 33-year-old professional had São Paulo as his most recent club. He left Tricolor in recent weeks after becoming frustrated with unfulfilled promises from the board.

Allan Barcellos’ career

After nine years in Grêmio’s youth academy, Allan joined São Paulo in 2022, hired as the under-13 coach. Rising quickly, he went on to coach the under-15 and under-17 teams and, in May 2024, took over São Paulo’s under-20 side.

In charge of the team, Barcellos won the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (2025) and back-to-back Copa do Brasil titles (2024 and 2025).

Palmeiras under-20 situation

The reigning two-time champion, Palmeiras leads the Brazilian Under-20 Championship and remains unbeaten, with 10 points from four matches played. Later this year, the Crias da Academia will also compete in the state under-20 championship, which is scheduled to begin in May.

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