Under-17s and under-20s hit by defeats in Brazilian Championship | OneFootball

São Paulo suffered two setbacks in boys’ youth matches this Wednesday (17). The Under-17 team was beaten 4-1 by Fluminense at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia. São Paulo’s goal was scored by Nicolas Francisco. The Under-20 side, meanwhile, lost 1-0 to Juventude in Caxias do Sul (RS). Both matches were part of the Brazilian Championship for their respective age groups.

The Under-17 team started the match better than their opponent and even had a chance to open the scoring through Nicolas Francisco, but went into halftime behind. Fluminense made it 1-0 in the 41st minute of the first half. Early in the second half, the Rio side extended the lead to 2-0. Tricolor managed to cut the deficit in the 33rd minute after a good play by Robert, who crossed for Nicolas Francisco to score and make it 2-1. In trying to find the equalizer, São Paulo pushed forward and ended up leaving themselves exposed, giving their rival the chance to extend the lead and seal the game at 4-1 with goals in the 43rd and 48th minutes.

The Under-20 side conceded the only goal of the match in the 15th minute of the first half and was unable to produce a response that could turn their chances into a change on the scoreboard.

The next matches for both age groups will also be in the Brazilian Championship. The first to take the field will be the Under-20 team, which faces Flamengo this Saturday (20) at 3 p.m. at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia, in the 17th round. The Under-17 side will travel to face América-MG next Tuesday (23) at 3 p.m. at Arena URBSAN in the fifth round.

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