Palmeiras and Fluminense win big away, stay in U17 title race | OneFootball

The Brazilian Under-17 Championship concluded its fourth round this Wednesday (17), keeping the battle between Palmeiras and Fluminense—first and second place, respectively—very tight. Both teams won their away matches by large margins and remain in the fight for the top of the table. The fifth round will begin next Tuesday (23), with nine matches.

On Tuesday (16), Palmeiras traveled to Aniceto Moscoso Stadium, in Madureira, to face Botafogo and thrashed the home side 6-2, staying top on goal difference. Fluminense, in second place, faced São Paulo in Cotia on Wednesday (17) and was also an unwelcome visitor, winning 4-1. It was the first goal conceded by the Rio tricolor side in the competition, which now has a goal difference only two goals worse than the leader’s.

Also on Tuesday, Cruzeiro (3rd) beat Corinthians (6th) 3-2, Fortaleza (4th) defeated Juventude (14th) 3-1 at CT Ribamar Bezerra, Atlético-MG (9th) beat Flamengo (19th) 3-1 at Gávea, and Santos (8th) edged Bahia (11th) 1-0 in Camaçari.

To complete the round, on Wednesday, América-MG (5th) thrashed Internacional (16th) 6-1 in Betim; Vitória (17th) beat Grêmio (15th) 1-0 in Eldorado do Sul; Red Bull Bragantino (7th) defeated Vasco (12th) 3-2 in Campinas; and Athletico-PR (10th) won 3-1 against bottom side Atlético-GO.

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