Internacional and Palmeiras are U15 men's Copa do Brasil finalists | OneFootball

The first edition of the Brazilian U-15 Boys’ Cup will be decided between Internacional and Palmeiras, who will face each other on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis (RJ). The two teams secured their places this Thursday in simultaneous matches held at the CBF Training Center in the mountain city. The team from Rio Grande do Sul beat Ceará 5-0. On a nearby field, Palmeiras defeated Flamengo 4-2.

The matches were attended by Brazil national team head coach Carlo Ancelotti. The general executive coordinator of the Men’s National Teams, Rodrigo Caetano, the Men’s National Teams manager, Cicero Souza, and head coaches Paulo Victos, of the U-20 team, Carlos Eduardo Patetuci, of the U-17 team, and Guilherme Dalla Déa, of the U-15 team, also watched the semifinal matches of the competition.

Internacional: U-15 Brazilian Cup finalistCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Internacional delivered a very strong performance and gave Ceará no chance in the 5-0 rout, with goals from Kaique, Asafe, Kelwin, Paulo Ricardo and Gustavo Heberth. At the end of the match, in a gesture of fair play, players from both teams greeted each other, as did their respective coaching staffs.

At the same time, Palmeiras and Flamengo were playing a very balanced match that became even more exciting when the Rio team narrowed the scoreline with more than ten minutes still left to play. The São Paulo side was leading 3-1 and conceded a second goal. From then on, Flamengo pushed forward in search of the equalizer, which would have taken the decision to a penalty shootout. But, on a quick counterattack, Palmeiras sealed the score: 4-2.

Palmeiras defeated Flamengo in a great matchCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Gabriel Leite, Gabriel Bueno, Maico Vinicius and Lucas Moraes scored Palmeiras’ goals. Valmir and Deivid Lucas scored for Flamengo.

Other results

Two matches were played this Thursday afternoon at Granja Comary to determine the standings from fifth to eighth place. Vitória beat Paysandu 5-0, and Atlético-GO defeated São Raimundo-RR 3-0. Therefore, Vitória finished fifth, Paysandu sixth, Atlético-GO seventh, and São Raimundo eighth. A total of 32 clubs started the competition.

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