Cotia round-up: São Paulo honour slain academy lad, rout SKA FC | OneFootball

São Paulo’s youth teams played in mourning this weekend after the sad news of the fatal shooting of young Micael Leandro da Silva, who was only 15 years old and had recently spent time at Cotia.

Micael died on Saturday afternoon (1) after being mistakenly shot during a football tournament held in the Pontal da Barra neighborhood, in Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state.

A native of Maceió, midfielder Micael arrived to join the youth setup at Cotia in July 2025 from CRB, but he had been released by Tricolor in April this year and returned to his hometown. Last January, the player celebrated winning the 2026 Copa Fictor U-15. He represented São Paulo’s U-14 and U-15 teams.

And Tricolor’s U-14 team paid a beautiful tribute to their former teammate this Sunday (2). The young São Paulo players wrote a heartfelt message on a shirt, saying Micael “will never be forgotten.” Check it out:

Wins and top spots

On the field, they also delivered and thrashed SKA FC 5-1 in Santana de Parnaíba, in the Paulista U-14 Championship. Tricolor’s goals were scored by Navarrete, Isaac Costa, Daniel Pereira, Artur Freitas, and Matheus. In the additional penalty shootout, São Paulo won 4-3. São Paulo reached 38 points and remains top of Group 8.

Earlier, Tricolor’s U-13 side beat the same opponent 2-0, with goals from Murillo Ferro and Bernardo Brandão. In the penalty shootout held after regular time, as required by the competition rules, SKA FC came out on top 8-7.

With the result, the Made In Cotia side moved to 35 points, remains unbeaten, and also leads Group 8 in the state championship for the category.

São Paulo’s two youth teams return to action on August 16, when they host São Bento at Serra da Colina, in Ibiúna (SP).

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