After four red cards, Palmeiras draw with Vasco in Brasileiro U20 | OneFootball

In a match marked by four red cards — two for each side — Palmeiras’ Under-20 team drew 2-2 with Vasco this Wednesday (22) at Arena Barueri, in the seventh round of the opening phase of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The goals for the Academy Boys were scored by Felipe Teresa and Heittor.

The draw kept Verdão at the top, since Vasco itself would have taken over first place in the event of a defeat. The Palestra side now has 17 points, alone in first place in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The green-and-white team has five wins and two draws, with 22 goals scored and 12 conceded — the team’s top scorer in the competition is Heittor, with seven goals.

The next match for Allan Barcellos’ team in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship is against Juventude this Saturday (25), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena Crefisa Barueri.

Verdão is chasing its fifth Brazilian Under-20 title and is the current two-time champion of the tournament. The Academy Boys won it for the first time in 2018, beating Vitória in the final. Then, in 2022, Palestra defeated Corinthians 1-0 to claim the title. In the 2024 edition, the trophy came after a final against Vitória, with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro 5-2 on aggregate. In last year’s final, the Palestra side beat Red Bull Bragantino on penalties after two draws in regular time.

Palmeiras Under-20: Kauan Lima; Luis Saboia (João Gabriel), Pimenta (Luccas Ramon (Eduardo)), Koné (João Paulo) and André Lucas; Coutinho (Vinicius), Luis Pacheco and Erick Belé; Felipe Teresa, Heittor and Riquelme Fillipi (Juliano). Head coach: Allan Barcellos.

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