Palmeiras beat Sevilla to reach Under-17 World Cup semi-finals | OneFootball

The Under-17 team of Palmeiras defeated Sevilla-ESP 2-1 this Saturday (06), at the Estadio Ciudad de Lucena, in Córdoba, Spain, in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup for the category. The goals for the Crias da Academia were scored by Juan Gabriel and Vinicius.

The opponent for Verdão in the semifinal, which will take place on Monday (08), will be determined by a draw. All quarterfinal matches will be played this Saturday.

Palestra has won all four matches it has played so far in the Under-17 Club World Cup, scoring ten goals and conceding two – the team’s top scorer in the tournament is Juan Gabriel, with three goals.

Palmeiras is a two-time Under-17 World Champion. In 2018, the Palestra team defeated Real Madrid-ESP 4-2 in the final, with goals from Gabriel Silva, Gabriel Veron, Fabrício, and Luan Cândido. The following year, the Crias da Academia also won the title, this time beating Leganés-ESP 2-1, with goals from Garcia and Gabriel Silva.

Alongside the World Cup, the Palmeiras Under-17 team is competing in the Brazilian Championship for the category, currently leading the competition by a wide margin. Last Tuesday (02), the team defeated Corinthians 3-2 in Santana de Parnaíba, with goals from Gustavo Froldi (twice) and João Paulo. In the next round, Palestra will face Internacional, on the 16th (Tuesday), at 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at Morada dos Quero-Queros, in Alvorada-RS.

Verdão is also competing in the São Paulo Under-17 Championship. After being defeated 1-0 by Grêmio Prudente in the last round, the team will face Rio Preto next, on Saturday (06), at 11:00 a.m., at Estádio Anísio Haddad, in São José do Rio Preto.

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

Palmeiras vs Internacional – Brazilian Championship – 9/13 – 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time)

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