Ceará, Flamengo, Inter and Palmeiras into Copa do Brasil U15 semis
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Internacional and Vitória competed for a spot in the semifinals; the team from Rio Grande do Sul came out on topCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF
The first edition of the Men’s Under-15 Copa do Brasil determined on Tuesday (28) the four teams that will compete in the semifinal stage of the tournament: Ceará, Flamengo, Internacional, and Palmeiras comfortably advanced through the quarterfinals and remain in the hunt for the title.
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On Thursday (30), two matches will decide the finalists, both at 10 a.m. at Granja Comary, the training base of Brazil’s national teams in Teresópolis (RJ): Flamengo will face Palmeiras, while Ceará and Internacional will battle for the other spot.
The four teams qualified after two morning matches — Ceará 2-1 Atlético-GO and Internacional 3-1 Vitória-BA — and two in the afternoon: Flamengo 5-0 São Raimundo-RR and Palmeiras 5-1 Paysandu.
Ceará and Atlético-GO played the most evenly matched game of the Under-15 Copa do Brasil quarterfinalsCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF
The final stage of the Under-15 Copa do Brasil, whose champion will be decided on Saturday (August 1), is being played at Granja Comary, which welcomed the presence on Tuesday of Branco, coordinator of the men’s youth national teams, Brazil Under-15 head coach Guilherme Dalla Déa, and Brazil Under-17 head coach Carlos Eduardo Patetuci.
Of the four matches, the most balanced one featured Ceará and Atlético-GO. The team from Goiás took the lead with an own goal by center back Antonio early in the first half. Ceará’s comeback came in the second half, with goals from Levy Arruda and Lorenzo.
Flamengo and São Raimundo played in the afternoon: a win for the Rubro-Negro sideCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF
At the same time, Inter beat Vitória 3-1 on a neighboring field. The match started evenly, but the team from Rio Grande do Sul imposed itself and, playing with intensity, built a 3-0 lead with goals from Asafe, Kelwin, and Keise. Right at the end, Messias pulled one back for Vitória.
In the afternoon, Flamengo had no trouble getting past São Raimundo-RR. They won 5-0, with goals from Brayan (2), Moraes, Kauã Pavuna, and João Vitor. At the same time, Palmeiras thrashed Paysandu 5-1, with goals from Anderson (2), Miguel, Gabriel Henrique, and Gustavo Galan. José scored for the team from Pará.
Palmeiras and Paysandu battled for a place in the semifinals, which went to the São Paulo sideCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF
This Wednesday (29), in the afternoon, in two playoffs to determine who will play the following day for fifth and seventh place, Paysandu will face São Raimundo, and Vitória will take on Atlético-GO.
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