Palmeiras beat Red Bull Bragantino, first Brasileirão U20 finalists | OneFootball

Palmeiras are the first finalists of the Brasileirão U-20 A. The defending champions, Verdão knocked out Red Bull Bragantino with a 2-0 win this Thursday (30). Vinícius and Riquelme scored the goals in the match, which was played at Arena Barueri. The second spot in the final will be decided later today after the clash between Vasco da Gama and Santos, at 6:30 p.m., at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro.

VERDÃO ADVANCE

The first leg was highly eventful at Cícero de Souza Marques, in Bragança Paulista. The teams drew 3-3, with goals from Koné (own goal), Gabriel Lopes and Thalyson for Bragantino, and Pimenta, Vinícius and Luccas Ramon for Palmeiras. Palestra opened the scoring, but Massa Bruta went ahead twice, when the score was 2-1 and 3-2. Verdão kept pushing until the end and snatched the equalizer in the 43rd minute of the second half.

In the return leg, at Arena Barueri in São Paulo, the first half was very intense. Both teams were highly attacking and tried at all costs to find a way to goal. The second half remained evenly matched, but Palmeiras found the net in the 22nd minute through Vinícius. In the 36th minute, Riquelme was fouled inside the box and converted the penalty, extending Verdão’s lead. Red Bull Bragantino still tried to fight back for an equalizer, but Palestra managed the result well and sealed qualification.

REMATCH

In 2025, Palmeiras were crowned champions of the Brasileirão U-20 A. An interesting fact is that the final of the competition was played between Verdão and Red Bull Bragantino. On that occasion, the teams drew the first and second legs 1-1 and 0-0, respectively. Palestra won the title in the penalty shootout by 4-3. More than 20,000 fans attended the final at Nubank Parque.

Palmeiras and Bragantino faced each other in the 2025 Brasileirão U-20 A finalCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

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