Palmeiras’ Academy youngsters shine at season’s start | OneFootball

What year is it? 2026. What has been happening at Palmeiras since 2020? The Crias da Academia continue to represent and step up as protagonists when necessary. Verdão comes in on a high with two victories in the Campeonato Paulista, both with goals scored by players who came up through the club’s youth academy.

Academy Standouts

With the season starting at a hectic pace, Palmeiras has several Crias da Academia in the squad competing in the Campeonato Paulista. In the first match, against Portuguesa, Larson and Luighi stood out, with the latter scoring the winning goal.

As for Larson, he was chosen by the NOSSO PALESTRA team as the man of the match. A standout for Verdão’s U-20 team in 2025, the midfielder has joined Abel Ferreira’s squad for the season.

In the first derby of the year, the outcome was no different. The only change was in the lineup, with just Allan and Riquelme representing the club’s youth academy among Abel Ferreira’s starting eleven. Early in the match, Andreas Pereira was unlucky to injure his shoulder and had to be substituted, making way for Larson.

With the number 48 coming on, the path was cleared for a Palmeiras victory. Allan, a standout for the team, scored the goal that secured yet another win for Verdão over Santos—their hundredth in the Campeonato Paulista.

Luís Pacheco

In the second half, a youngster who missed out on the Copinha to help the senior squad made his mark. Luís Pacheco came on and looked completely at ease in the shirt of Brazil’s biggest club. Solid in tackles, the 17-year-old is one of the coaching staff’s options for the defensive midfielder role, which currently only has Emiliano Martínez, who had a poor game.

What now?

Palmeiras now has six points, with two wins in two matches—they had already beaten Portuguesa in the first round of the competition—and takes the lead in the state championship. Santos, meanwhile, remains at three points, in eighth place.

Verdão returns to action on Saturday (17th), once again at Arena Barueri, against Mirassol, for the third round of the Paulistão, at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

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