Cotia round-up: Miranda’s son wins youth title, Copinha groups set | OneFootball

The week started off well for São Paulo’s youth teams with the title won by Lucas Miranda, son of the legendary former São Paulo center-back of the same surname, with the Brazilian National Team at the 1st edition of the Liga Evolução U-15, a kind of South American championship for the category, this past Monday (6th), in Luque, Paraguay.

The Tricolor defender started in the final against eternal rivals Argentina, which, after a 2-2 draw in regular time, was won 5-4 on penalties by Brazil, who became champions of the tournament. In the big final, Lucas Miranda demonstrated his versatility by playing as a left-back.

“A moment that will be forever marked in my life. All the hard work has always been and will always be worth it. Very happy to be champion wearing the heaviest shirt in the world!,” celebrated young Miranda on his social media, marking his first title with the National Team.

And, of course, dad couldn’t help but show his pride: “Congratulations, champ,” commented the idol Miranda on his son’s post. The former São Paulo player followed his son in person throughout the South American competition, starting from the debut.

“Wearing the Brazilian National Team shirt is already special, and winning a title in my first official competition is something that will be forever marked in my career. Congratulations to everyone. It was a wonderful experience and a very important tournament. I hope this is just the beginning of my journey here with the National Team,” continued Lucas Miranda.

The youth tournament featured 10 South American teams, divided into two groups of five, with the best from each group advancing to the final. Brazil finished first in the “North Zone,” with 8 points from four matches. Throughout the competition, they drew 1-1 with Venezuela and Colombia, and beat Ecuador 4-3 and Peru 2-0.

Now, Lucas Miranda returns to Cotia to compete in the Paulista U-15 with São Paulo. The Tricolor faces Noroeste this Saturday (11th) at 9 a.m. (Brasília time), in the second leg of the round of 16, looking to overturn the 1-0 defeat from the first match.

WOMEN’S COPINHA DEFINED

Tricolor learned their opponents in the 1st phase of the Women’s Copinha (Photo: Jhony Inácio/Ag.Paulistão)

And on the night of this Tuesday (7th), the São Paulo Football Federation held the group draw for the 3rd edition of the Women’s Copinha at Pacaembu Stadium, which, just like the men’s tournament, is contested by the country’s U-20 teams.

São Paulo, one of the seeded teams, was placed in Group C, alongside Bragantino, América-MG, and Remo-PA. Tricolor’s matches will take place at Canindé Stadium, and the competition will be held from December 3 to 20.

The match schedule has not yet been defined. The 20 participating clubs were distributed into five groups of four teams each. The format follows tradition: teams play each other once within their group, with the group winners and the three best runners-up advancing to the quarterfinals.

The knockout stage through to the Copinha final, which will be held at Pacaembu, will be single-elimination matches. From the knockout stage onwards, the matches will feature a “Player of the Match” trophy, and the final will have video assistant referee (VAR). The competition will be the most watched in history, with live broadcasts on multiple platforms: CazéTV, Record News, TV Gazeta, Sportv, and the Paulistão channel on YouTube.

In the previous edition, São Paulo was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Fluminense, on penalties, 4-3, after a 1-1 draw in regular time, in a match held at CERET, in São Paulo (SP).

And this Wednesday (8th), São Paulo’s U-20 women’s team beat São Bento 3-0 at the Walter Ribeiro Municipal Stadium in Sorocaba, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Women’s Paulistão. Vi Barretto (2x) and Ana Bia scored the goals for São Paulo.

Next Wednesday (15th), at 3 p.m., Tricolor will play the second leg of the quarterfinals, again against São Bento, but this time at the Morumbi Social Complex, in São Paulo.

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