São Paulo lose at Pacaembu, Cruzeiro crowned Copinha 2026 champions | OneFootball

Cruzeiro are the champions of the 2026 Copinha. On Sunday morning, the team from Minas Gerais defeated São Paulo 2-1 in the final held at Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu and claimed the title of the country’s main youth tournament for the second time in their history.

William and Gustavinho scored the goals for Cruzeiro, while Isac found the net for São Paulo.

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📋 Match Summary

🔴SÃO PAULO 1 X 2 CRUZEIRO 🔵 🏆 Competition: Copinha 🏟️ Venue: Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu 📅 Date: January 25, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Matheus Ferreira (São Paulo) William, Murillo, André, and Ivanilson (Cruzeiro) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Goals

⚽William, 11′ 1st half (Cruzeiro)

⚽Isac, 46′ 1st half (São Paulo)

⚽Gustavinho, 28′ 2nd half (Cruzeiro)

Referee: Murilo Tarrega Victor Assistants: Denis Matheus Afonso Ferreira and Izabele de Oliveira VAR: Thiago Luis Scarascati

Cruzeiro: Vitor Lamounier; Nicolas, Kaiquy Luiz, Kelvin and William (Gustavinho); Murilo, Alessandro (André), Rhuan Gabriel and Rayan (Pablo); Baptistella (João Cervi) and Fernando (Pietro) Coach: Mairon César

São Paulo: João Pedro, Osorio, Nicolas (Guilherme Reis), Isac Silva, Pedro Ferreira, Igor Felisberto, Matheus Ferreira (Matheus Menezes), Djhordney, Gustavo Santana (Lucyan), Tetê, Paulinho Venuto (Felipe) Coach: Allan Barcellos

How was the match?

First half

Just two minutes in, Cruzeiro created the first clear chance of the match. Rhuan Gabriel received a cross in the box, controlled it, and shot, but the ball went wide to the left of the goal. The pressure turned into a goal at the 11th minute, when Baptistella found William in the box. The striker rose highest and headed the ball into the back of the net.

The team from Minas Gerais continued to play better and had opportunities to extend their lead, especially at the end of the first half. São Paulo’s best chance came at 46 minutes. Igor Felisberto shot hard, Lamounier parried, and on the rebound Gustavo Santana shot from close range, but the goalkeeper managed to save again.

The equalizer came a minute later. Isac took advantage of an opportunity inside the box and finished into the net, sending the tricolor fans into a frenzy at Pacaembu.

Second half

At the 28th minute of the final stage, Gustavinho, who had come off the bench, took a shot from outside the box. The ball hit the post, bounced off the goalkeeper’s back, and went in, putting Cruzeiro back in the lead.

Three minutes later, Kaiquy Luiz fouled a São Paulo player. Initially, the referee awarded a penalty, but then changed his decision and gave a free kick outside the box. On the set piece, Igor Felisberto shot dangerously, but the Cruzeiro goalkeeper made the save and managed to secure the result for the team from Minas Gerais.

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