Palmeiras U20 slip up against Brasileirão's bottom side, held at home | OneFootball

Palmeiras U-20 could only draw 1-1 with bottom-placed Juventude this Saturday (25), at Arena Crefisa Barueri, in the eighth round of the opening stage of the Brazilian U-20 Championship. The goal for the Crias da Academia was scored by Pimenta.

With the result, Verdão reached 18 points, remaining at the top of the Brazilian U-20 Championship. The green-and-white side has already played eight matches, with five wins and three draws, totaling 23 goals scored and 13 conceded – the team’s top scorer in the tournament is Heittor, with seven goals.

In the next round of the Brazilian U-20 Championship, the team coached by Allan Barcellos will face Cruzeiro on Tuesday (28), at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena do Jacaré, in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais.

In search of a fifth title

Verdão will be chasing its fifth Brazilian U-20 Championship title, having won the last two editions of the tournament. The Crias da Academia were crowned champions for the first time in 2018, beating Vitória in the final.

Then, in 2022, Palestra defeated Corinthians 1-0 to lift the trophy. In the 2024 edition, the trophy came after a final against Vitória, with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro 5-2 on aggregate. In last year’s final, the Palestra side defeated Red Bull Bragantino on penalties after two draws in regular time.

Palmeiras U-20: Kauan Lima; João Gabriel (Luis Saboia), Pimenta, Pedro Pereira (Meykson) and André Lucas; Coutinho and Luis Pacheco (Eduardo); Felipe Teresa, Riquelme Fillipi (Guilherme), Heittor (Vinicius) and Fabiano (Victor Gabriel). Coach: Allan Barcellos.

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