Copa Paulista: relive Primavera’s journey to the final | OneFootball

This Sunday, Primavera and XV de Piracicaba face off – with live broadcast on TV Gazeta starting at 2 p.m. – for the first leg of the final of the Copa Paulista, at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, in Campinas.   Recall the campaign of Fantasma de Indaiatuba up to their arrival at the championship final.

Unprecedented Promotion

With the runner-up finish in Série A2, Primavera secured promotion to the Paulistão and will compete in the tournament for the first time in its history. In addition, by reaching the Copa Paulista final, the team from Indaiatuba earned an unprecedented spot in a national championship.

If Primavera becomes champion of the Copa Paulista, they will be able to choose between playing in the Copa do Brasil or Série D of the Brazilian Championship. Meanwhile, the runner-up will take the remaining spot.

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Second Best Campaign

In the Copa Paulista, Primavera had the second-best campaign in Group 3 during the group stage, behind only XV de Piracicaba, their opponent in the tournament final.

In 10 group stage matches, they won five games, drew four, and lost only one. During the campaign, they found the net 15 times and conceded nine goals.

Knockout Stage

In the round of 16, Primavera faced Paulista de Jundiaí and, in the first match, were defeated 1-0. In the return leg, needing to turn things around to advance, they won 2-0 in front of their home crowd and secured qualification.

In the quarterfinals, they confirmed their favoritism over União São João and won both matches, with scores of 4-0 and 2-0, respectively.

For a spot in the Copa Paulista final, against Grêmio Prudente, Fantasma de Indaiatuba started at a disadvantage after losing the first leg 1-0. In the return, they won in regular time 2-1 and took the decision to penalties, where they secured qualification by 5-4.

The second leg of the final is scheduled for next Sunday, at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Barão de Serra Negra, in Piracicaba.

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