Palmeiras U20 routs Botafogo U20 behind four-goal outburst

BARUERI, Brazil (Interstat) — Palmeiras U20 defeated visiting Botafogo U20 4-1 on Thursday at Arena Barueri, overcoming an early deficit. Botafogo U20 struck first in the 9th minute when Lima K. scored, but Palmeiras U20 answered in the 15th through Fabiano. Cinoncelli Bilong Miguel put Palmeiras U20 ahead in the 68th, Vinicius also scored, and Luis Arthur added another in the third minute of stoppage time. Riquelme was sent off for Botafogo U20 in the 83rd minute, leaving the visitors with 10 men. Botafogo U20 played the remainder with 10 men. Palmeiras U20’s record in the competition moved to 2-0, while Botafogo U20 dropped to 1-1. Across all competitions, Palmeiras U20 is 4-0-1, and Botafogo U20 is 2-2. The win kept Palmeiras U20 unbeaten in the competition and gave Botafogo U20 its first loss in the tournament. The home side scored four goals in the victory.