São Paulo v Operário: how to watch, Crespo’s absences, U20 kick-off | OneFootball

São Paulo returns to play in the Copinha against Operário-PR this Thursday (15th), at 7:00 PM (Brasília time), at the Walter Ribeiro stadium in Sorocaba, for the third phase of the youth competition.

The match, which is worth a spot in the round of 16 of the tournament, will be broadcast live and exclusively on the XSports channel.

Coach Allan Barcellos’s team will have three very important absences for the match, as coach Hernán Crespo called up right-back Igor Felisberto, attacking midfielder Pedro Ferreira, and forward Paulinho to join the professional squad of Tricolor. They have already trained with the rest of the group at the Barra Funda training center, due to shortages in the senior team at the start of the Paulistão.

The São Paulo team advanced in 1st place in Group 19 with a 100% record in three matches. In the group, they beat Maruinense-SE and Independente-AP by 2-0, and also thrashed Real Soccer-SP by 6-1. In the second phase, they also defeated Portuguesa by 2-0. All matches took place in Sorocaba.

São Paulo is the current Copinha champion and is aiming for its sixth title. The team has already won the competition in 1993, 2000, 2010, 2019, and 2025.

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