Palmeiras and Ceará win in the Copa do Brasil U20 last 16

Palmeiras and Ceará beat Botafogo and Goiás, respectively, in the first legs of the Copa do Brasil Under-20 round of 16 Credits: Fabio Menotti/Palmeiras and Thales Castro/Ceará SC Palmeiras and Ceará won their Copa do Brasil Under-20 round-of-16 first legs on Thursday (17), putting themselves in a strong position for the return fixtures. At Arena Barueri in Barueri, São Paulo, the Alviverde defeated Botafogo 4–1, while Vozão beat Goiás 3–1 at Cidade Vozão in Itaitinga, Ceará. The results mean both teams can advance even if they lose. Palmeiras can afford to lose by up to two goals, and Ceará by one. Playing at home, Esmeraldino and Glorioso will seek to secure their places in the next round next week. On Wednesday (21), Goiás and Ceará meet at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at Hailé Pinheiro in Goiânia. The Goiás side need to win by at least two goals to take the tie to penalties. A win by three or more goals would send them through in regulation time. On Thursday (22), Botafogo host Palmeiras at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro. The General Severiano club must win by at least three goals to take the tie to penalties. A victory by four or more goals would put them in the quarterfinals. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.