São Paulo took the field this Saturday (29) with two youth teams. The U-15 and U-17 sides returned to play at CFA Laudo Natel, in Cotia, and both won in the Paulista Championship.

The Tricolor U-15 team beat Inter de Limeira 3-1 with goals from Luisinho, Yahgo, and Lucas Jorge. Right after that, the U-17 team won by the same scoreline, this time against Paulinense, with goals from Pedro Ruan, João Arthur, and an own goal.

U-15 win comfortably

São Paulo started the match at full throttle and opened the scoring in the very first minute, after Luisinho converted a penalty. In the 18th minute, after a well-worked move, Lucas Jorge found Yahgo, who scored Tricolor’s second. In the 28th minute, Ruann scored an own goal and cut São Paulo’s lead. After the break, in the seventh minute, Lucas Jorge took advantage of a rebound from the defense and scored the third, sealing a 3-1 win for Tricolor.

Rotated U-17 side

The U-17 team applied pressure from the start and created good chances, but only opened the scoring in the 24th minute, when Júlio found Pedro Ruan, who fired a superb shot into the top corner. In the 28th minute, Hiago made a fine individual play, got past several defenders, and pulled it back. The opposing center-back deflected it into his own net, extending Tricolor’s lead. In the 32nd minute, the opponent pulled one back.

In the second half, the São Paulo side kept dominating and creating good chances. In the 24th minute, they were finally rewarded when Mendes set up João Arthur to score his first goal of the season.

Tricolor fielded a B team, as the starters traveled that same day to Córdoba, Spain, where they will compete in the FIFA Youth Club World Cup. Tricolor will be chasing a third title, having won the 2007 and 2008 editions.

The competition will be held from August 31 to September 9 and will bring together traditional European and South American clubs. Among the participants are Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Betis, Málaga, and Córdoba from Spain; Bayer Leverkusen from Germany; Wolverhampton from England; Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia; and Sporting from Portugal. Alongside São Paulo, South American football will also be represented by Racing of Argentina and Athletico-PR.

The Made in Cotia side is in Group 3 alongside Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting, and Málaga. Their opener will be this Monday (31) against the Croatian side at 2 p.m. (Brasília time), in Villanueva de Córdoba. On Wednesday, September 2, Tricolor will face Sporting at 3 p.m. in Palma del Río. The group stage will wrap up on the 3rd against Málaga, at 3 p.m., in Cabra.

After the group stage, the competition will feature the quarterfinals and semifinals before the grand final, scheduled for September 9, when Tricolor hopes to secure a place and chase a third title.

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