São Paulo hold Santos at Vila Belmiro in Paulista U20 final first leg | OneFootball

São Paulo drew 1-1 with Santos on Sunday night (9th), at Vila Belmiro, in the first leg of the Paulista Under-20 Championship final. Pedro Ferreira scored the goal in the match.

In the first half, São Paulo created good opportunities and controlled most of the offensive actions, especially using plays down the flanks. At the 30-minute mark, after a cross from the number 9 on the right, the number 10 appeared well in the box and almost opened the scoring, in one of the team's best chances.

In the second half, the opposing team scored at the 31-minute mark. São Paulo responded and, at 35 minutes, managed to equalize after a scramble inside the box. The play started with Igor Felisberto, and Pedro Ferreira finished precisely into the right corner, leveling the score for Tricolor.

The second leg will take place on Sunday (16th), at 3:00 PM (Brasília time), at Estádio Francisco Ribeiro Nogueira, in Mogi das Cruzes (SP).

Before that, São Paulo faces Fortaleza on Wednesday (12th), at 5:30 PM (Brasília time), for the first leg of the Under-20 Brazil Cup quarterfinals.

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