Heittor hits hat-trick as Palmeiras U20 win in Allan Barcellos debut

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·15 aprile 2026

Heittor hits hat-trick as Palmeiras U20 win in Allan Barcellos debut

Palmeiras’ Under-20 team beat Bahia 4-1 this Wednesday (15), at CT Evaristo de Macedo, in Camaçari, Bahia, in the sixth round of the first stage of the Brazilian Championship in the category. The goals for the Crias da Academia were scored by forward Heittor (three times) and midfielder Felipe Teresa – in addition to the three goals, the striker also provided an assist for the midfielder.

The match marked Allan Barcellos’ debut as coach of Verdão’s Under-20 team. Introduced last week, the coach replaces Lucas Andrade, who left Palestra to join the coaching staff of Brazil’s Under-20 and Olympic national teams.

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With the result, the Palestrino side reached 16 points, top of the competition. So far, the Alviverde team has played six matches, with five wins and one draw, totaling 20 goals scored and ten conceded – the team’s top scorer in the tournament is Heittor, with six goals.

In the next round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, Allan Barcellos’ team will face Vasco next Wednesday (22), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena Crefisa Barueri.

The goals

With less than a minute gone, Heittor took advantage of a mistake by the opposing defense and finished into the right corner to open the scoring.
In the 20th minute, Erick Belé drove through the middle and set up Heittor, who broke into the box and fired high to score his second.
In the 34th minute, Heittor flicked it with his heel to Felipe Teresa, and the forward struck across goal to make it three.
In the 40th minute, Luis Saboia played a long ball to Heittor, who left the defender behind and fired low to complete his hat-trick. 4-0 at halftime.
In the second half, Ryan Nascimento scored for the opposition in stoppage time.

Palmeiras Under-20: Kauan Lima; Luis Saboia (João Gabriel), Benedetti, Koné (Pimenta) and André Lucas; Coutinho, Luis Pacheco (Guilherme) and Erick Belé (Vinicius); Felipe Teresa (Fabiano), Heittor (Victor Gabriel) and Riquelme Fillipi. Coach: Allan Barcellos.

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