Honourable exit: São Paulo thrash Santos, but bow out of Brasileiro U20 | OneFootball

São Paulo thrashed Santos 3-0 this Wednesday (1) at CT Rei Pelé, in Santos, São Paulo state, in the 19th and final round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. Lucyan and Nicolas Kauan (2) scored for the Made In Cotia side, who finished the competition in 11th place with 25 points.

Tricolor no longer had any chance of finishing in the top eight of the national under-20 league, which guarantees qualification for the next knockout stage of the competition. As a result, they bowed out of the national tournament after ending up four points short of the qualification zone.

The São Paulo side made a great start and opened the scoring just six minutes in through Lucyan, who received a pass from Angelo and fired a low shot across goal into the net. In the 14th minute, Nicolas Kauan capitalized on a goalkeeper error to make it 2-0. Bezerra also struck the crossbar before halftime with a shot from distance.

In the second half, on a great counterattack in the seventh minute, Lucyan set up Nicolas Kauan, who controlled the ball inside the box and struck left-footed to seal the win and score his second goal of the match.

Now, São Paulo turns its focus to the Paulista Under-20 Championship. The next match takes place this Saturday (4) at 3 p.m. Brasília time, when the team faces XV de Piracicaba at Bruno José Daniel Stadium, in Santo André, São Paulo state. In the competition, Tricolor has a perfect record after three matches, with seven goals scored and none conceded.

Under-20: João Nazari; Angelo, Igão, Hugo and Guilherme Reis; Bezerra (Samuel Jhonathan, 23' 2nd half), Matheus Ferreira (Renan, 30' 2nd half) and Robert (Davi Pena, 23' 2nd half); Lucyan (Juan Potes, 30' 2nd half), Djhordney and Nicolas Kauan (Lino, 23' 2nd half). Head coach: Júlio Baptista.

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