Cotia round-up: São Paulo honour slain youth, thrash SKA in Paulista | OneFootball

São Paulo’s youth teams played in mourning this weekend after the sad news of the fatal shooting of young Micael Leandro da Silva, who was just 15 years old and had recently spent time at Cotia.

Micael died on Saturday afternoon (1) after being mistakenly shot during a football tournament held in the Pontal da Barra neighborhood, in Maceió, the capital of the state of Alagoas.

A native of Maceió, midfielder Micael arrived to join the youth setup at Cotia in July 2025 from CRB, but had been released by Tricolor in April of this year and returned to his hometown. Last January, the player celebrated winning the 2026 Copa Fictor U-15. He played for São Paulo’s U-14 and U-15 teams.

And Tricolor’s U-14 team paid a beautiful tribute to their former teammate this Sunday (2). The young São Paulo players wrote a message of affection on a shirt, saying Micael “will never be forgotten.” See:

Wins and first place

On the field, they also delivered and thrashed SKA FC 5-1 in Santana de Parnaíba, in the Paulista U-14 Championship. Tricolor’s goals were scored by Navarrete, Isaac Costa, Daniel Pereira, Artur Freitas, and Matheus. In the extra penalty shootout, São Paulo won 4-3. São Paulo reached 38 points and remains top of Group 8.

Earlier, Tricolor’s U-13 side beat the same opponent 2-0, with goals from Murillo Ferro and Bernardo Brandão. In the penalty shootout held after regular time, as required by the competition rules, SKA FC came out on top 8-7.

With the result, the Made In Cotia side reached 35 points, remain unbeaten, and also lead Group 8 in the Paulista of the category.

São Paulo’s two youth teams return to action on August 16, when they host São Bento at Serra da Colina, in Ibiúna (SP).

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