Cotia round-up: São Paulo U20 draw, U15 cruise after first-team boost | OneFootball

São Paulo drew 0-0 with XV de Piracicaba this Saturday (4) at Bruno José Daniel Stadium, in Santo André (SP), in the 5th round of the Paulista Under-20 Championship. With the result, Tricolor reached ten points and remains unbeaten in the state competition.

The São Paulo side controlled the action for most of the match and created the main chances, especially from set pieces. Despite their superiority, the score remained unchanged until the final whistle.

Coach Júlio Baptista was able to count on Nicolas, Pedro Ferreira, and Lucca—who train with the senior squad—for the clash against the team from Piracicaba.

The under-20 team’s next match will be next Saturday (11), at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), against EC São Bernardo at Taboão Stadium, in São Bernardo do Campo (SP), in the continuation of the Paulista Championship.

Under-20: João Nazari; Lucyan, Igão, Hugo and Nicolas; Samuel Jhonathan (Bezerra, 36/2), Kevem (Léo, 17/2) and Pedro Ferreira (Dudu, 47/2); Davi Pena (Nicolas Kauan, 17/2), Lucca and Lino (Juan Potes, 36/2). Coach: Júlio Baptista.

Big win for the younger sides

Earlier, on Saturday morning, the under-15 and under-17 teams faced Real Soccer at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia, in the 10th round of the Paulista Championship. The younger side cruised to a 5-0 win with goals from Guilherme, Arthur, Pietro, Enzo Henrique, and Victor Israel. The older Tricolor side drew 1-1, with Gabriel scoring.

In the first match of the day, the under-15 team dominated from start to finish. In the 18th minute, after a scramble inside the box, the ball fell to Guilherme, who finished into the back of the net to open the scoring. Still in the first half, in the 29th minute, Luisinho found Yahgo, who got a shot away. After the goalkeeper’s rebound, Artur was well positioned to score Tricolor’s second goal.

In the second half, the net bulged again just 10 minutes in. After winning the ball back in the attacking half, Pietro beat his markers and fired a beautiful shot into the top corner, scoring a stunner to extend São Paulo’s lead. In the 28th minute, Enzo Henrique was brought down for a penalty. He took it himself and converted, turning the win into a rout.

To complete the scoring, in the 34th minute, on a quick counterattack, Kléber set up Victor Israel, who showed great composure to chip the goalkeeper and score Tricolor’s fifth goal.

Under-15: Felipe Avila; Marcus, Gabryell (Gabriel, at halftime), João Marcos and Felipe; Pietro, Guilherme (Kléber, at halftime) and Luisinho; Arthur (Enzo Henrique, at halftime), Juninho and Yahgo. Coach: Vinícius dos Santos.

Under-17

In the 11 a.m. match, the first half was balanced, with both teams sharing possession. In the 15th minute, Zabarelli even scored directly from a corner, but the referee disallowed the play for a foul on the goalkeeper. In the 25th minute, Gabriel tried a shot from outside the box, the ball deflected off an opposing defender and wrong-footed the goalkeeper, opening the scoring.

The second half remained evenly matched between the teams. In the 11th minute, the opponent leveled the score. In the 27th minute, João Soato made a spectacular save and prevented a Real Soccer comeback, securing the 1-1 draw.

Under-17: João Soato; João Bispo, Kauã Daniel (Artur Kapaz, at halftime), Miranda and Luan; Gabriel (Júlio, 26/2), Kauã Edmar, Zabarelli; Aguilar, Nicolas Francisco (Rhian, 26/2) and Brenno (João Lucas, 26/2). Coach: Menta.

Under-11 and under-12

São Paulo’s under-11 and under-12 teams also faced Salto FC this Saturday in the Paulista Championship. The first team drew 0-0 in regulation time and was beaten 4-3 in the penalty shootout, which awards an extra point to the winner.

Meanwhile, São Paulo’s under-12 team won 2-0 in regular time, with goals from Lucas Felipe and Nicollas Reis, but ended up losing 5-4 on penalties.

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