Goalkeeper Kauan Lima came on in the second half to make the decision and emerged a hero when he caught Dorival’s shot; Verdão will face Ceará in the semi-finals
Palmeiras reached the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil U20 after beating Cruzeiro on penalties, with a score of 4-2, this Thursday (7), at the Sesc Venda Nova, in Belo Horizonte. Patrick, Agner, Figueiro e Auction they did for Verdão. Hero of the scoreboard, goalkeeper Kauan Lima entered the field in the second half and saved Dorival’s shot. Ítalo Isaac isolated his charge by sending it over the top.
The São Paulo team will then face Ceará in the next stage of the competition. The dates and times of the clash have not yet been confirmed. In regular time, Raposa won 2-0, with goals from Tevis and Gui Meira. They therefore equaled the score from the first leg, when they were also defeated 2-0, at Allianz Parque.
The game
The first good opportunity came from the guests, after just four minutes. After a free kick, Arthur took the free kick first, but the goalkeeper blocked it to prevent the goal. In the 16th minute, Gilberto kicked a free kick for Verdão directly into the goal and the ball grazed the post. Despite the good opportunities, the hosts opened the scoring with Tevis. In the 25th minute, on the counterattack, the player receives it from Gui Meira, invades the area and comes close to leaving the goalkeeper.
Also in the first half, in the 48th minute, Gui Meira scored a beautiful goal that increased the score of the match and tied the score overall. After Coutinho lost the ball in the offensive field, the player launched into another counterattack, invaded the area, denied Benedetti and scored the second.
In the second phase, Palmeiras returned to the attack. After nine minutes, the Sao Paulo team came close to scoring with Allan, who took advantage of the ball on the edge of the area and struck the first half with danger. Later, in the 21st minute, Cruzeiro goalkeeper Otávio made a good save from Allan’s header. At 46, the home team had one less, as Henrique Silva was sent off for a tackle from behind on Figueiredo.
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