Palmeiras top group, beat Real Madrid, reach U17 quarters unbeaten | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Real Madrid 2-0 this Thursday at the Pozoblanco Stadium in Córdoba (Spain), in the third round of the group stage of the Under-17 Club World Cup. The goals for Verdão were scored by Juan Francisco and Ruan Yago, both in the first half.

With this result, the Academy's Youngsters finished the initial phase of the tournament with a 100% success rate, after also defeating Real Betis-ESP 2-1 and Córdoba-ESP 5-0. Thus, Verdão advances to the quarterfinals as the leader of Group C.

The opponent of the team led by Artur Itiro will be determined in the coming days. As two-time champions of the competition (2018 and 2019), Palmeiras is in pursuit of a third championship.

The goals of the victory over Real Madrid were built in the first half. At 25 minutes, Ruan Yago found Juan Francisco inside the box, and the forward spun on the mark before finishing to open the scoring.

Eight minutes later, Derick crossed from the left, and Ruan Yago controlled before striking firmly to extend the lead.

In addition to the World Cup, the Under-17 team of Alviverde leads the Brazilian Championship in the category. The team returns to the field on the 16th, against Internacional, at 3 pm (Brasília time), in Alvorada (RS). For the Paulista Championship, the team faces Rio Preto this Saturday (6), at 11 am, away from home.

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