Santos U20 rallies past Palmeiras U20 2‑1 on Monday
BARUERI, São Paulo (Interstat) — Santos U20 scored in the 86th minute to defeat home side Palmeiras U20 2-1 on Monday at Arena Barueri. Santos opened the scoring in the 30th minute, and Palmeiras equalized in the 70th before Santos secured the win late. The visitors moved to 7-0-0 in the competition and 7-1-0 across all competitions. Palmeiras is now 5-1-1 in the competition and 10-1-1 overall. The match was played at Arena Barueri in Barueri, São Paulo. Santos’ result followed recent victories over Santo André U20 and Ponte Preta U20. Palmeiras had won recent matches against Paysandu PA U20 and São Paulo U20. Santos’ previous meeting with Palmeiras ended in a 4-3 Palmeiras victory earlier this season. Both teams had entered the match with strong recent records. This time, Santos held on after the late goal and took the victory. Santos U20 secured the win with its second goal of the match.