São Paulo win Copinha opener: Olympic goal, fans jeer Casares

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·4 January 2026

São Paulo win Copinha opener: Olympic goal, fans jeer Casares

Without much difficulty, São Paulo defeated Maruinense (SE) 2-0 this Sunday (4th) in Sorocaba (SP), starting the Copinha 2026 with a positive result. There were two highlights of the match. First, Tetê’s opening goal, which was an Olympic goal. And then the fans, who spent the entire second half cursing and demanding the resignation of president Julio Casares, setting the tone for the kind of pressure that will come from the stands this year.

With this result, Allan Barcellos’s team leads Group 19 with three points. In the other group match, Real Soccer-SP and Independente-AP drew 0-0.

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The Tricolor’s second game in the country’s main youth competition will be next Wednesday (7th), against Independente-AP, at 3:00 PM (Brasília time).

On Sunday, the current Copinha champion completely dominated the first half and almost opened the scoring in the 21st minute, when Igor Felisberto took a free kick with style and hit the post. In the 28th minute, Djhordney set up Paulinho, who shot powerfully over the goal. Then, in the 33rd minute, Tetê took a corner with a lot of spin and scored directly from the corner, opening the scoring with a beautiful Olympic goal.

The game remained similar in the second half. Even with the high temperature in Sorocaba, Tricolor kept attacking and dominating the match. Just four minutes in, Paulinho tried a header and the goalkeeper made the save. But in the 39th minute, the Tricolor striker came out on top. Pedro Ferreira took a corner right onto Paulinho’s head, who headed it in with no chance for the opponent, sealing São Paulo’s victory.

São Paulo: João Pedro; Igor Felisberto, Isac, Osorio, and Nicolas (Felipe, 43/2); Matheus Ferreira (Lucyan, 38/2), Djhordney (Bezerra, 43/2), and Pedro Ferreira (Juan Potes, 43/2); Tetê (Matheus Menezes, 25/2), Paulinho, and Gustavo Santana (Guilherme Reis, halftime). Coach: Allan Barcellos

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