COTIA, Brazil (Interstat) — Palmeiras U20 scored twice in the first half and added a decisive goal in the 70th minute to beat Sao Paulo U20 3-2 in a youth match at Centro de Formação de Atletas Presidente Laudo Natel. The visitors led 2-0 at halftime after goals in the 8th and 42nd minutes, then saw Sao Paulo U20 pull level with goals in the 63rd and 65th minutes before Palmeiras U20 struck again five minutes later.

Palmeiras U20 opened the scoring in the 8th minute and doubled its lead in the 42nd. Sao Paulo U20 responded after the break with goals in the 63rd and 65th, but Palmeiras U20 answered in the 70th to restore the advantage. The visitors held that lead through the closing stages and finished with the 3-2 win. The match was played Monday.

Palmeiras U20’s competition record is now four wins, no losses and one draw. Sao Paulo U20’s competition record is now two wins, one loss and two draws. Across all competitions, Palmeiras U20 is now seven wins, no losses and one draw, while Sao Paulo U20 is now five wins, one loss and two draws. Palmeiras U20 remained unbeaten in competition play and across all competitions, while Sao Paulo U20 moved to two wins, one loss and two draws in the competition.

Sao Paulo U20 was the home team, and Palmeiras U20 was the visiting team. Palmeiras U20 took the lead in the 8th minute and carried a 2-0 advantage into the second half. Sao Paulo U20 cut the deficit in the 63rd minute and equalized in the 65th, but Palmeiras U20 scored the winner in the 70th. The match remained 2-2 until Palmeiras U20 scored in the 70th minute. The final goal came after Sao Paulo U20 had leveled the score.

Before the match, Palmeiras U20 had won 4-2 at Botafogo U20, won 3-0 at home over Botafogo SP U20, won 4-1 at home over Botafogo U20, won 1-0 at Botafogo SP U20, won 4-3 at home over Santos U20, won 2-1 at home over Ituano U20 and drawn 1-1 at Ituano U20. Those results preceded its current competition and overall records.

Sao Paulo U20 had won 7-0 at home over Uniao Carmolandense U20, drawn 2-2 at home with Desportivo U20, won 2-1 at Uniao Carmolandense U20, won 2-0 at Desportivo U20, won 3-1 at home over Athletico PR U20, won 2-0 at home over EC Sao Bernardo U20 and drawn 0-0 at EC Sao Bernardo U20. The team entered the match with those results behind it.

Palmeiras U20’s competition record now includes four wins and one draw from five matches. Sao Paulo U20’s competition record now includes two wins, one loss and two draws from five matches. Across all competitions, Palmeiras U20 has played eight matches and remains without a loss. Sao Paulo U20 has played eight matches and has one loss.

The game took place at Centro de Formação de Atletas Presidente Laudo Natel in Cotia, São Paulo. Palmeiras U20 scored three goals total, and Sao Paulo U20 scored two goals total. The scoring sequence began in the 8th minute and ended in the 70th. Sao Paulo U20’s goals in the 63rd and 65th minutes briefly leveled the match before Palmeiras U20 scored the final goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sao Paulo U20 1, Palmeiras U20 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Palmeiras U20 with a 55.6 percent probability to win. Sao Paulo U20 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.