Forgettable day for São Paulo youth: reinforced, yet beaten in U20 and U17 | OneFootball

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

Meanwhile, the under-20 Tricolor 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 went into halftime behind. Fluminense made it 1-0 in the 41st minute of the first half. Early in the second half, the Rio team 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 find the net and make it 2-1. In an attempt to equalize, the São Paulo side 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 could not mount a response that turned their chances into a change on the scoreboard.

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

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

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