São Paulo beat Fortaleza, lead Copa do Brasil Sub-20 quarters | OneFootball

This Wednesday, São Paulo defeated Fortaleza away from home, 2-0, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil Sub-20. Pedro Ferreira and Gustavo Santana scored the goals for the São Paulo team at the Estádio Presidente Vargas.

Match Situation

Thus, São Paulo takes the lead in the match and needs a win, a draw, or a loss by up to one goal in the return match to secure a spot in the semifinals. Fortaleza, on the other hand, needs to win by three goals to qualify or by two to take the match to penalties.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 FORTALEZA 0 x 2 SÃO PAULO 🔴

🏆 Competition: Quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Presidente Vargas 📅 Date: November 12, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the Game Went

São Paulo opened the scoring at nine minutes into the game. Igor Felisberto reached the byline and crossed low, but defender Guilherme intercepted. On the rebound, Pedro Ferreira struck first-time to score for the São Paulo team.

Three minutes into the second half, Fortaleza pressed, won the ball, and Lucas Emanuel shot, but goalkeeper João Pedro saved and saw the ball hit the crossbar. At 15 minutes, Guilherme and goalkeeper Cássio had a misunderstanding, and the ball fell to Gustavo, who dribbled past the keeper and slotted it home to extend the lead for the Tricolor.

At the end of the match, at 50 minutes, Felipe brought down Lucas Emanuel on a counterattack and was sent off after receiving a second yellow card, leaving São Paulo short-handed in the final minutes.

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