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The publication was made on social networks after the title won in Bogotá against Uruguay.
13/2/2023
Last Sunday, February 12, the South American Sub-20, which took place on Colombian soil, He closed his curtain with the title of the Brazilian team, who had to suffer until the last moment to beat Uruguay and thus take the trophy home.
With a dramatic 2-0 that had to be decided until the end, the yellow green it was consecrated in El Campín, which had thousands of attendees. A goal by Andrey Santos at minute 84 of the game and by Pedro on the addition, were the final ones for the consecration.
After the meeting and the respective celebration, one of the figures of the meeting, Andrey Santos, sent a spicy and controversial message to the other South American teams. On his Instagram account, the attacker posted a photo of himself looking at the horizon and with the following message: “Rival is sought in South America.”
On the other hand, this publication caused discomfort in the south of the continent, where the Argentines did not keep anything and they reminded him who the current world champion is, referring to Messi and the albiceleste, who won the World Cup in Qatar.
Brazil did not lose a single game in the entire South American U-20. The cariocas added a total of seven victories and two draws, being them against the Colombian National Team in the first phase and in the final hexagonal.
Brazil with the DT revelation
Menezes consolidated a combative and offensive squad by nature during the championship. The striker, a high scorer, combined perfectly with a disciplined defense.
With a furrowed forehead and few smiles, the 50-year-old former soccer player assumed the Under-20 team in March 2022.
Before his arrival, his resume highlighted being a student of Vanderlei Luxembourg and a brief stint in the technical direction of Vasco da Gama in 2020. He has developed his coaching career especially in modest clubs in Brazil.
Shortly before the start of the South American game, Menezes lost Endrick, the jewel of Brazilian soccer that Real Madrid bought for 72 million euros, by way of Palmeiras.
Andrey, who signed for Chelsea in England shortly before the start of the competition, hid Endrick’s absence at the point of deployment between the areas and a good punch.
The captain and Marlon Gomes built a difficult-to-penetrate midfield that contributed to the attack. In the artillery, Guilherme Biro and Santana acted as henchmen of the 17-year-old striker Vitor Roque, the tournament’s top scorer (6).
Together they will lead to Brazil to the World Cup in the category after being absent in South Korea-2017 and Poland-2019. In New Zealand-2015 they had been runners-up under Gabriel Jesus, today at English Arsenal.
It is also his first South American title since 2011. Since that last conquest, the maximum performance had been a fourth place in 2015.
Uruguay and the host team will go together with Brazil to the Pan American Games in Santiago this year and to the World Cup, which was canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic. Ecuador got this Sunday the last quota for Indonesia-2023.
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