Kauan Lima hails Palmeiras' unbeaten U20 Brasileiro run: 'Daily work'

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·26 maggio 2026

Kauan Lima hails Palmeiras' unbeaten U20 Brasileiro run: 'Daily work'

Palmeiras remain unbeaten and are the sole leaders of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. With 31 points, three more than second-placed Vasco, Verdão have maintained a consistent campaign in the competition and are looking to the final stretch of the first phase in search of an advantage for the knockout stage.

“We’re having a very consistent campaign, which is the result of the daily work of the whole group and coaching staff. Leading the championship while unbeaten is very important, but we know there is still a lot ahead of us. We’ll keep working hard to maintain our consistency and keep improving with every match,” said goalkeeper Kauan Lima.

In the last round, Palmeiras beat Corinthians 1-0 away from home and kept their unbeaten run in the tournament intact. A starter for the team, Kauan also highlighted the importance of the result in the derby and valued the fact that he kept a clean sheet.

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“A derby always carries extra weight, so getting this win, especially away from home, is very important for our group. For me it was even more special since I didn’t concede. We once again showed great commitment and maturity, and this result adds even more value to everything we’ve been building in the competition,” he said.

With the result, Verdão reached 31 points at the top of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The green-and-white side have already played 13 matches, with nine wins and four draws, totaling 33 goals scored and 16 conceded – the team’s top scorer in the tournament is Heittor, with ten goals.

Now, Palmeiras will put a 14-match unbeaten run against Corinthians at Under-20 level on the line, with ten wins and four draws in that span – the last defeat to their rivals came in 2019.

In the next round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, Allan Barcellos’ team will face Fortaleza this Wednesday (27) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at CT Ribamar Bezerra, in Maracanaú-CE.

Verdão are chasing their fifth Brazilian Under-20 Championship title and are the tournament’s reigning two-time champions. The Academy Boys were champions in 2018, 2022, 2024 and 2025.

Kauan Lima was called up to the Brazil National Team

Kauan Lima was one of the Palmeiras players called up to the Brazil Under-20 National Team this past Friday (22). In addition to the goalkeeper, midfielders Luis Pacheco, Erick Belé and forward Heittor are also on the list.

The quartet was called up to take part in friendlies against Chile. The national team will report on June 1 and train until June 4 in Teresópolis-RJ. After that, the group will travel to Santiago and play the friendlies against the hosts on June 6 and 9 at Chile’s National Stadium.

So far, Palmeiras have already had 17 players called up to Brazil’s youth national teams in 2026. See below:

Under-20: four players (goalkeeper Kauan Lima, midfielders Erick Belé and Luis Pacheco, and forward Heittor for the Under-20s).

Under-15: six players (right-back Enzo Augusto, left-back Gustavo Galan, midfielders Amilton and Gabriel Bueno, and forwards Anderson Santos and Luis Fhelipe.

Under-17: seven players (goalkeeper Audo, center-backs Guilherme Lira and Ruan Pablo, left-back Isaac Leocadio, midfielders Niakson and Ruan Yago, and forwards Caio Matheus and Eduardo)

Verdão topped the ranking of clubs with the most players called up to Brazil’s youth national teams over the last nine years. Throughout 2025, across the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 categories, Palestra had 23 players called up to the Seleção.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.