Palmeiras discover their quarter-final opponents at the U17 World Cup | OneFootball

The Palmeiras Under-17 team dominated and defeated Real Madrid 2-0 this Thursday (4th), at the Pozoblanco Stadium in Córdoba, Spain, in the third round of the group stage of the Club World Cup for the category. The goals for the Crias da Academia were scored by Juan Francisco and Ruan Yago.

With this result, Verdão advances in the Under-17 World Cup after winning all three matches they played in the initial phase of the tournament, leading Group C.

Palmeiras will face Sevilla, from Spain, next Saturday (6th), at 3pm (Brasília time), at the Ciudad de Lucena Stadium, in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Campaign in the competition

In addition to the triumph over Real Madrid, the team beat two other Spanish clubs. After defeating Real Betis-ESP 2-1 in their debut, with goals from Juan Gabriel and Juliano, the team led by Artur Itiro thrashed Córdoba-ESP 5-0 in the second round, with goals from Ruan Yago, Wesley, Vinicius, Juan Gabriel, and Juliano.

Palmeiras is a two-time Under-17 World Cup champion. In 2018, the Alviverde 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 took the title, this time beating Leganés-ESP 2-1, with goals from Garcia and Gabriel Silva.

Parallel to the World Cup, the Palmeiras Under-17 team is competing in the Brazilian Championship for the category, leading the competition in isolation. Last Tuesday (2nd), the team defeated Corinthians 3-2 in Santana de Parnaíba, with goals from Gustavo Froldi (twice) and João Paulo. In the next round, Palestra faces Internacional, on the 16th (Tuesday), at 3pm (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 Saturday (6th), at 11am, at Anísio Haddad Stadium, in São José do Rio Preto.

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

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

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