Gazeta Esportiva.com
·24 février 2026
Palmeiras snatch late draw against São Paulo in U20 Brasileiro

In partnership with
Yahoo sportsGazeta Esportiva.com
·24 février 2026

In a match for the second round of the Under-20 Brazilian Championship, Palmeiras fought back to draw against São Paulo 3-3 on Monday night, in a classic played at Arena Barueri. Tetê, Matheus Menezes, and Osório scored for Tricolor, while Antônio, Heitor, and Erick Belé leveled the score for Verdão, who netted two goals in stoppage time of the second half.
With this result, Palmeiras sits in second place in the competition with four points. São Paulo climbs to third place, also with four points.
🟢 PALMEIRAS 3 x 3 SÃO PAULO 🔴
Competition: Women’s Brazilian Championship Venue: Arena Barueri Date: February 23, 2026 (Monday) Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Tetê, Matheus Ferreira, Lucyan, Bezerra (São Paulo); Luis Saboia (Palmeiras)
Refereeing
🟢 Palmeiras
Luiz Fernando; Luis Saboia (Antônio Marcos), Benedetti, Koné, Coutinho, André Lucas (Lucca Ramón), Riquelme, Ruan Yago (João Pedro), Heittor, Erick Belé and Victor Gabriel (Vinícius) Coach: Lucas Andrade
🔴 São Paulo
João Pedro; Felisberto, Isac, Osorio and Nicolas; Matheus Ferreira, Bezerra (Kaion) and Pedro Ferreira; Lucyan (Guilherme Reis), Tetê and Matheus Menezes (Juan Potes) Coach: Allan Barcellos
Despite Palmeiras’ dominance in the first half, São Paulo took the lead in the classic. In the 42nd minute, Pedro Ferreira played a through ball into the box and Tetê dribbled past Benedetti before toe-poking the ball into the net to put Tricolor ahead. During the celebration, the striker kicked the corner flag, which displayed Verdão’s crest, and received a yellow card.
Early in the second half, at the six-minute mark, Pedro Ferreira won the ball in the attacking half and played it through to Matheus Menezes, who entered the box and chipped the ball over goalkeeper Luiz Fernandes to extend São Paulo’s lead. Palmeiras managed to pull one back in the 28th minute, when Erick Belé crossed from a corner for Juliano to flick on, and Antônio Marcos finished firmly into the net.
At 41 minutes, Antônio Marcos himself brought down Guilherme Reis in the box and a penalty was awarded to São Paulo. Osório stepped up and converted to score Tricolor’s third. Soon after, at 45 minutes, Juliano found Heitor, who entered the box and finished low to beat goalkeeper João Pedro. Already in stoppage time, at 48 minutes, Juliano crossed to the far post and Benedetti headed it back for Erick Belé to flick the ball into the net with his back, tying the classic at the end.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.









































