Mateus Xavier bags a brace as Santos beat Real Brasília in Copinha opener | OneFootball

This Sunday, with two goals from Mateus Xavier, Santos debuted with a 3-0 victory over Real Brasília at Estádio Municipal Prof. Luís Augusto de Oliveira, in São Carlos, in the first round of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.

Standings

With this result, Santos takes the lead in Group 16, with three points. Real Brasília, on the other hand, sits at the bottom, still with zero points.

📋 Match Summary

⚫ SANTOS 3 X 0 REAL BRASÍLIA🔵

🏆 Competition: Copa São Paulo de Juniores 2026 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Municipal Prof. Luís Augusto de Oliveira, in São Carlos (SP) 📅 Date: January 4, 2026 ⏰ Time: 7:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Mateus Xavier, 7′ 1st half (Santos) ⚽ Mateus Xavier, 10′ 1st half (Santos) ⚽ Pedro Assis, 40′ 2nd half (Santos)

How the match went

Santos opened the scoring just seven minutes into the game, with Mateus Xavier. The forward took advantage of a defensive error in midfield and tried his luck from there, hitting a beautiful shot to lob the goalkeeper and find the back of the net. Three minutes later, he scored again, after receiving a pass from Bernardo inside the box and finishing past Gabriel Faria.

In the second half, Santos continued pressing in attack, looking for a third goal, but with less intensity. With the substitutions during the second half, Peixe created fewer chances, but managed to score a third goal in the 40th minute. Pedro Assis, converting a penalty, extended Santos' lead to seal the victory.

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