Palmeiras pull away in the second half, beat Roraima side in the Copinha | OneFootball

Palmeiras started the São Paulo Junior Football Cup with a victory. On Monday night, with a strong performance in the second half, the Verdão defeated Monte Roraima 4-2 at Arena Barueri, in the first round of Group 27. 

Verdão scored with Luis Sabóia, Fabio, Victor Gabriel, and Arthur, while Monte Roraima found the net with Thiago and Germano. The refereeing made a serious mistake by validating Palmeiras' fourth goal, as the ball did not cross the line. On the second goal, the Roraima team players also complained about a handball.

Standings Situation

With this, Palmeiras took the lead in Group 27. With three points, Verdão is tied with Remo, who won earlier but scored fewer goals. Monte Roraima and Batalhão-TO have no points. 

Upcoming Matches

Palmeiras returns to the field for the Copinha this Thursday, when they face Batalhão-TO at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Arena Barueri. On the same day and at the same venue, but at 5:15 p.m., Monte Roraima will play Remo. 

The goals of the match

As expected, Palmeiras went on the attack early in the match. Luis Sabóia, after a beautiful team play, opened the scoring at four minutes. However, Monte Roraima showed courage, attacked Verdão, and equalized at ten minutes with Thiago. 

After pressing hard, Palmeiras scored their second at 12 minutes into the second half. After a fine play by Sorriso, Fabio received the ball inside the box and scored. Monte Roraima's players complained about a handball by the Verdão player.   

At 19 minutes, Arthur delivered a beautiful cross to Victor Gabriel, who headed in unmarked to extend the lead. Monte Roraima pulled one back from a free kick with Germano, after a mistake by goalkeeper Aranha.

A minute later, Arthur took a shot for Palmeiras, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced on the field without crossing the line. Incorrectly, the referee awarded the goal. 

MATCH SUMMARY

🟢PALMEIRAS 4 x 2 MONTE RORAIMA 🟡

🏆 Competition: Copinha 2026 (Round 1 – Group 27) 🏟️ Venue: Arena Crefisa Barueri, in Barueri (SP) 📅 Date: January 5, 2026 (Monday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Thiago and Yan (Monte Roraima); Fabio (Palmeiras) 🟥 Red Cards:

Goals

Lineups

Palmeiras: Aranha; Luis Sabóia, Robson (Pimenta), Luccas Ramon and Arthur; Coutinho, Sorriso and Fabio; Heittor (Felipe Teresa) (Kauã Lira), Victor Gabriel (Juliano) and Antônio Marcos (Eduardo). Coach: Lucas Andrade

Monte Roraima: Cadu; Baú (Denis), Enzo, Yan and Caio; Juan (Luís Gustavo), Germano and Thiago; Cauã (Teixeira), Murilo (Matheus) and Dedé (Jean). Coach: Cadu Castilho

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