Estevaothe latest young promise of Brazilian football, scored two goals this Saturday in the 5-0 victory of Palmeiras on Cuiabá in the League a day after being called up for the first time to the senior national team of his country. The 17-year-old winger, already traded by English side Chelsea, scored two goals in five brilliant minutes of the first half.
The first was a penalty and the second was a trademark move: a run down the right, a foray into the area between two opponents and a shot off the near post. The other three goals for the São Paulo team were scored by Murilo, Maurício and Felipe Anderson.
Estevao scored a penalty against Cuiabá
Palmeiras thus remains in the top half of the standings with 44 points after 24 games. The lead, however, remains in the hands of Botafogo (46), who will visit Bahia this Sunday. Still a teenager, Estevao has become a starter in the team managed by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira.
On Friday, Brazilian coach Dorival Júnior called him up for the first time for the senior team, ahead of the two South American qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup in September against Ecuador and Paraguay. The coach said that Estevao is a player who “is coming up and showing very good things.” “I hope he has a brilliant career,” but “we have to be patient with these kids,” he said.
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Brazil will face Ecuador on September 6 at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, and four days later they will face Paraguay at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asunción.
