Spanish newspaper praises Andrey Santos and compares him with Casemiro after playing for the South American under-20

A Brazilian Team under-20 faced Argentina for the South American Championship of the category and one of the biggest highlights was Andrey Santos. The 18-year-old midfielder, formed by the base categories of Vascohad another great performance in the tournament and drew attention from international newspapers.

Andrey Santos, once again, was essential for the victory of Brazil. Against Argentina, the young man scored the second goal of the match, which ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the Brazilians. The good performance shown by the midfielder earned many compliments from the newspaper Atone of the main Spanish periodicals.

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In Brazil’s last game in the U-20 South American Championship, the team beat Peru 3-0, again with a goal by Andrey Santos. After the match against Argentina, the Spanish vehicle compared the former Vasco player with Casemiro, who plays in the same position.

“The Brazilian number 5 dominated the midfield with a prodigious physique and an extraordinary reading of the game”, wrote the newspaper. “At the age of 18, he has demonstrated that he is qualified to play an important role in the Blues for years to come,” he added.

The number 5 of the Brazilian under-20 team made his professional debut last season, when he was promoted to Vasco’s main team after playing for the São Paulo Junior Football Cup. In the promotion campaign for Gigante da Colina to the first division of the Brazilian, Andrey Santos started 33 matches and stood out, among other reasons, for his ability to play in different positions. In addition to being a defensive midfielder, he was also used as a midfielder and even an attacking midfielder.

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The good season aroused the interest of several clubs in Europe. Earlier this month, the steering wheel was announced by Chelseaafter being bought for around 12.5 million euros, approximately R$ 70 million at the current exchange rate.

Andrey Santos should return to the field on Wednesday, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), when Brazil faces Colombia for the fourth round of the group stage of the U-20 South American Championship. With the victory against Argentina, the Brazilian team has already secured qualification for the next phase of the tournament.