Palmeiras youth chief slams team after Copinha exit: “We played f*** all”

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·20 January 2026

Palmeiras youth chief slams team after Copinha exit: “We played f*** all”

Palmeiras has been eliminated from the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. On Monday, Verdão was knocked out on penalties by Ibrachina at Arena Barueri, with the support of their fans. The youth director of Alviverde, João Paulo Sampaio, criticized the team's performance on his Instagram.

“Thanks to the fans and our effort and fight in the competition, because we didn’t play any real football at all. Crying and feeling are part of the development. It's good that we feel this, and tomorrow there is work and more work, with no 'excuses'. Congratulations Ibrachina, your work is beautiful,” said JP Sampaio on his Instagram.

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It was not the first time JP Sampaio took to his social media to “criticize” the Palmeiras team in the Copinha. Two rounds earlier, Verdão eliminated Vitória on penalties, with two controversial refereeing decisions. On social media, the director stated that Alviverde “qualified without deserving it.”

“I never liked winning at the youth level without deserving it, like today. Congratulations to Vitória for the game! But we continue mainly for you (fans) who deserve all the credit! Let's go for more,” he wrote.

“I am not talking about refereeing errors, as we suffered a lot against them, and it was not premeditated. I'm talking about the team's deservingness in the game, commitment… knockout spirit, planting well to learn at the youth level because in the professional level there is no middle ground,” explained JP Sampaio in another post.

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