Players and academy staff praise first Copa do Brasil U15 | OneFootball

The first edition of the Under-15 Copa do Brasil, won by Internacional and whose final stage was played at Granja Comary in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, received high praise from players, coaches, and youth academy representatives from the clubs. In all, 32 teams took part in the competition, which featured 68 matches and 271 goals.

Inter won the title on Saturday (August 1) by defeating Palmeiras 3-1 in a match attended by CBF president Samir Xaud. Forward Asafe, who scored one of Colorado’s goals in the final, finished the tournament as the top scorer alongside Palmeiras’ Gabriel Bueno, with 9 goals each.

The Under-15 Copa do Brasil, which began in late April, brought together clubs from all 26 states and the Federal District and had more than 600 registered players.

As proof of the competition’s importance, senior national team head coach Carlo Ancelotti was in Teresópolis to follow the semifinal stage. Afterwards, he met with the three men’s youth national team coaches: Guilherme Dalla Déa of the Under-15s, Carlos Eduardo Patetuci of the Under-17s, and Paulo Victor of the Under-20s, in a new step in the integration work among Brazil’s national teams.

In Teresópolis, the CBF heard from players, coaches, and youth development professionals from the eight clubs that reached the quarterfinals: São Raimundo-RR, Atlético-GO, Paysandu-PA, Vitória-BA, Flamengo, Ceará, Palmeiras, and Internacional. All of them gave the new competition glowing approval.

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