Mateus Xavier shines, Santos beat União Cacoalense in Copinha | OneFootball

Santos is through to the second stage of the Copinha. This Wednesday, the Meninos da Vila defeated União Cacoalense-RO 2-1 at Estádio Professor Luiz Augusto de Oliveira, in São Carlos (SP), in the second round of Group 16 of the tournament. Mateus Xavier scored both goals for the team from São Paulo, while Ji-Paraná pulled one back.

Standings

With this result, Peixe reached six points, with two wins in two games. União Cacoalense is in third place with one point, as is Real Brasília, which is in last. São-Carlense is in second with two points.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 UNIÃO COCOALENSE-RO 1 x 2 SANTOS ⚪

🏆 Competition: Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (2nd round of Group 16) 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Professor Luiz Augusto de Oliveira, in São Carlos (SP) 📅 Date: January 7, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Nadson (Santos)

Goals

Santos: Rodrigo Falcão; JP Chermont (Follmer), João Ananias, João Alencar, and Rafael Gonzaga; Gustavo Henrique (Kenay), Pepê Fermino (Profeta), Lucas Yan (Bernardo), and Nadson (Felipe Laurindo); Mateus Xavier and Rafael Freitas (Pedro Assis). Coach: Vinícius Marques 

União Cacoalense: João Pedro, André, Coutinho, Xisto, Nicolas, João Vitor, Ji-Paraná, Kaye (Rafael Reis), Gutinho, Laerte Jr (Luiz Felipe), and Marquinhos (Gledson). Coach: Pedrinho

First half

Santos dominated the first half but struggled to create danger. The team from São Paulo managed to open the scoring only at the 36th minute. After a corner kick, Mateus Xavier took advantage of the deflection and executed a bicycle kick to hit the back of the net.

Second half

In the second half, Alvinegro Praiano came back at a slow pace and paid the price. At 14 minutes, the ball hit Lucas Yan's hand in the box, resulting in a penalty for Cacoalense. Ji-Paraná converted to level the score.

The scare woke up Santos, who reacted quickly. At the 22nd minute, JP Chermont crossed and Mateus Xavier appeared in the box to score his second.

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