Palmeiras beat Red Bull Bragantino to win fourth U20 Brasileiro title | OneFootball

The Palmeiras are the champions of the 2025 Under-20 Brazilian Championship! This Tuesday (26), the team from Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Red Bull Bragantino at Allianz Parque and won the tournament title after defeating the team on penalties, 4-3. In the first leg, the teams drew 1-1 in Bragança Paulista.

During the match, still in regular time, Thalys missed a penalty kick. He converted in the decisive shootout. Besides him, Coutinho, Robson, and Marcio Vitor scored. Riquelme missed.

Palmeiras won the Under-20 Brazilian Championship for the fourth time, being consecutive champions. The first title came in 2018, beating Vitória. Subsequently, in 2022, the team overcame Corinthians to claim the trophy. Last year, the Academy's Youngsters defeated Cruzeiro in the final.

The team led by Lucas Andrade played 23 matches in this year's Under-20 Brazilian Championship, with 16 wins, five draws, and two losses, totaling 50 goals scored and 24 conceded – the team's top scorers in the tournament were Erick Belé and Riquelme Fillipi, with nine goals each. The Alviverde won all 13 games they played as hosts in the competition.

With the title, Palmeiras secured a spot in the 2026 Under-20 Libertadores – this will be the third time the Alviverde team participates in the continental tournament.

Alongside the Brazilian Championship, the Verdão Under-20 team is competing in the Paulista Championship of the category. In the second phase of the competition, the team will face Sertãozinho – the first leg will be on September 6 (Saturday), at 3 PM (Brasília time), at Estádio Frederico Dalmaso, in Sertãozinho.

Palmeiras Under-20: Aranha; Gilberto (Rodrigo), Robson, Benedetti, and Arthur (Luis Saboia); Coutinho (Larson), Larson, and Erick Belé (Marcio Vitor); Heittor (Thalys), Luighi (Sorriso), and Riquelme Fillipi. Coach: Lucas Andrade.

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