Forgettable day for São Paulo academy, lose in U20 and U17 | OneFootball

São Paulo suffered two defeats in youth-team matches this Wednesday (17). The under-17 team was beaten 4-1 by Fluminense at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia.

Meanwhile, the Tricolor under-20 side lost 1-0 to Juventude away from home, in Caxias do Sul (RS). Both matches were part of the Brazilian Championship for their respective age groups.

The younger team started the match better than their opponent and even had a chance to open the scoring through Nicolas Francisco, but ended the first half behind. Fluminense made it 1-0 in the 41st minute of the first half. Early in the second half, the Rio de Janeiro side extended the lead to 2-0.

Tricolor managed to cut the deficit in the 33rd minute after a good move by Robert, who crossed for top scorer Nicolas Francisco to score and make it 2-1. In trying to find an equalizer, the São Paulo players pushed forward and ended up leaving themselves exposed, giving their rivals the chance to extend the lead and seal the game at 4-1, with goals in the 43rd and 48th minutes.

São Paulo’s under-20 side conceded the only goal of the match in the 15th minute of the first half and were unable to mount a response that could turn their chances into a change on the scoreboard.

The team featured several players “loaned” from Dorival Jr’s squad, such as Igor Felisberto, Nicolas, Djhordney, Pedro Ferreira, Lucca, Tetê and Ryan, who were unable to prevent Tricolor’s defeat in the south of the country.

Both age groups’ next matches will also be in the Brazilian Championship. The first to take the field will be the under-20 team, which faces Flamengo this Saturday (20), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia, in the 17th round. The under-17 side will travel to face América-MG next Tuesday (23), at 3 p.m., at Arena URBSAN, in the fifth round.

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