Palmeiras U20 earn 2026 Libertadores spot with Brazilian title | OneFootball

Sporting Society Palmeiras celebrated its 111th anniversary in style. On Tuesday night, the under-20 team defeated Red Bull Bragantino and won the Brazilian Championship cup in the category for the fourth time, the second consecutive. The title guaranteed the team of Lucas Andrade in the next edition of Libertadores.

Thus, in 2026, the under-20 team of Palmeiras will dispute the Copa Libertadores for the third time and seek its first title.

The debut took place in 2023. At that time, the under-20 team had Estêvão, who was sold to Chelsea this year, in addition to Allan, Thalys, and Riquelme Fillipe, players who have received a chance in the professional team.

The Verdão made an unbeaten campaign, with a victory and two draws, but still ended up eliminated in the group stage, with five points, in second place in the key that had Boca Juniors. The Argentine team was a finalist, but lost the cup to Flamengo.

The team of Lucas Andrade returned to dispute the continental tournament this year and was a finalist for the first time. However, in the decision, it ended up being defeated by Flamengo, in penalties. The conquest gave the Rubro-Negro the chance to dispute the World Cup, a tournament in which it defeated Barcelona to become champion.

Against Bragantino, Palmeiras disputed its sixth final in eight editions of the Under-20 Brazilian Championship, being four consecutive. The alviverde team won the other three titles in 2018, over Vitória, 2022, against Corinthians, and in 2023, by defeating Cruzeiro.

The under-20 season, however, has not yet ended. The team still disputes the Paulista Championship. The Verdão has played the State with a B team and returns to the field in September for the dispute of the second phase of the tournament, against Sertãozinho, in round-trip games.

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