In a match with four red cards, two for each side, Palmeiras held on to the lead in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship by drawing 2-2 with Vasco on Wednesday afternoon (22) at Arena Barueri. The team now has 17 points, leaving the Rio rival, with 16, in third place. The São Paulo side was trailing 2-0 and managed to score the equalizer in the 53rd minute of the second half.
The runner-up is Cruzeiro, which thrashed Avaí 5-1 a little earlier at Toca da Raposa in Belo Horizonte, and also has 16 points, with a better goal difference than Vasco.
The seventh round began on Tuesday (21) with a single match: Santos 3-1 Cuiabá, at CT Rei Pelé.
This Wednesday, besides Palmeiras vs. Vasco and Cruzeiro vs. Avaí, there were six more matches. Two of them were in Rio de Janeiro: at Gávea, Flamengo got the better of Fluminense in the Fla-Flu derby, 1-0; and at Conselheiro Galvão, in Madureira, Botafogo beat Bahia 1-0.
At Criciúma’s training center, Criciúma was beaten by Corinthians 2-1. And at Presidente Vargas, in the capital of Ceará, Fortaleza and América-MG drew 1-1.
At Homero Soldatelli Stadium, in Flores da Cunha, Grêmio defeated Juventude 3-1 and moved out of the relegation zone. Finally, Athletico-PR and São Paulo drew 2-2 at CT do Caju, in Curitiba.
On Thursday, Vitória vs. Red Bull Bragantino will wrap up the round at 5 p.m. at Barradão.
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