Endrick, the young promise of Brazilian soccer of 15 years in the agenda of the great European clubs, among them the Real Madrid, shone this Sunday once again and with two goals he commanded the reaction of Palmeiras, which despite the 4-2 away defeat against Vasco da Gama, won the league title in the Under 17 category.
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In the first leg, played in Sao Paulo, the talented attacker had converted two goals in the 4-1 victory and this Sunday, in Rio de Janeiro, two more goals were enough for him -one of them with a great goal from a free kick- to lead the ‘verdao’ to the title of the category.
Endrick scored the first goal of his brace in the second half, when Palmeiras trailed 2-0 and Vasco looked as if they were three ahead to force a title shootout on penalties.
Less than ten minutes from the end, when Vasco had already converted the third, Endrick closed the difference with an impeccable execution of a free kick.
The Rio de Janeiro team managed to score the fourth, but the final 4-2 was not enough to equalize the series and the public that went to the Sao Januario stadium had to surrender to the magic of Endrick, who despite already being in the Under 20 category He reinforced the U17 team and finished as the tournament’s top scorer.
82 goals in 110 matches
The promising striker has already accumulated 82 goals in 110 official games in the lower categories of Palmeiras and is just under a month away from turning 16 and, therefore, signing his first professional contract with the Sao Paulo team, as stipulated sports law in Brazil.
Last January, Endrick was the star when he scored one of the goals in the final against Santos (4-0) to win the title of the Copa Sao Paulo, the main U-20 tournament in Brazil.
The ‘9’ of Palmeiras, already on the radar of powerful European clubs, such as Real Madrid, has 83 wins, 17 draws and only ten defeats in his record of official matches.
On July 21 he will turn 16 and sign as a professional
He will turn 16 on July 21 and is expected to sign his first professional contract with Palmeiras, with whom he already has an agreement in principle and hopes to be taken into account by Portuguese Abel Ferreira, coach of the first team, in the second half of the year.
In this way, Endrick will be able to play with the professional Palmeiras squad, which is going through a brilliant phase after winning the last two editions of the Copa Libertadores and currently leading the league championship.
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