São Paulo fall to Grêmio at home in first game without Allan Barcellos | OneFootball

São Paulo played their first U-20 match without former coach Allan Barcellos and did not fare well. At home, at CFA Laudo Natel in Cotia, Tricolor lost 2-0 to then-bottom side Grêmio this Wednesday (1), in the 4th round of the Brazilian Championship in the category.

After Barcellos’ troubled departure from the club, Tricolor already has everything agreed with Júlio Baptista, but has not yet announced the new coach. Thus, assistant coach André Mello is in charge of São Paulo’s U-20 side while the situation remains unresolved.

The first half in Cotia was marked by tight defending, with both teams threatening through plays down the wings. The best chance of the first half fell to Tricolor, when Lucyan made a good individual play but shot wide.

In the second half, Grêmio opened the scoring just seven minutes in, through Fellipe Magalhães. The São Paulo side nearly equalized in the 12th minute, when Matheus Ferreira received the ball inside the box and shot as the goalkeeper came out, but the keeper made a good save. One minute later, the opponent doubled the lead through Harlley and sealed the score.

As a result, São Paulo dropped down the table and is now in 15th place, with 4 points, just one more than Grêmio, right below in 16th place in the U-20 Brasileirão.

Tricolor returns to the field next Wednesday (8) to face Fluminense, who are still seeking their first win in the competition, at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), once again at CFA Laudo Natel in Cotia.

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