Palmeiras set targets and deadline to unveil new under-20 manager | OneFootball

While the under-20 team is competing in the Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras is working to hire a coach to replace Lucas Andrade, who will join the coaching staff of the Brazilian under-20 and Olympic National Teams. The Verdão board already has some names on their radar and should make a decision after the continental competition.

At the moment, the club is considering four options to fill the under-20 coaching position. Gazeta Esportiva has learned that one of them is Leonardo Galbes, currently in charge of Bahia’s under-20 team. So far, the team has six wins, three draws, and one loss, counting matches from the Copinha, Campeonato Baiano, and the under-20 Brazilian Championship.

Another option is João Burse, who manages Porto Vitória (ES). This year, Burse’s team has four wins, five draws, and four losses.

Burse was already the under-20 coach at Palmeiras between 2015 and 2017. After leaving the club’s youth system, he took on roles at Cianorte, Vitória, Tombense, Figueirense, and Botafogo-PB, all as head coach of the professional teams.

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The Future of Lucas Andrade

Lucas Andrade will serve as assistant coach for Brazil’s youth national teams, rekindling his partnership with coach Paulo Victor, with whom he worked at Verdão. The 37-year-old coach joined the São Paulo club in 2016 and, in 2024, took on the role of head coach of the under-20 team. Under his leadership, Palmeiras won two Brazilian Championships.

The under-20 team’s numbers this season

Palmeiras’ under-20 team has played 12 matches so far this season. They have eight wins, four draws, and no losses. Currently, the team is competing in two tournaments: the Brazilian Championship and the Libertadores. In the national tournament, they are in third place with seven points from three matches.

In the continental competition, Verdão leads Group B and has already secured an early spot in the semifinals. The Academy’s Youngsters return to the field this Saturday to face Sporting Cristal-PER in the third round of the group stage. The match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estadio Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador.

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