São Paulo and Juventude duel again in Copa do Brasil; four years on | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Monday, the CBF held the draw to determine the matchups for the fifth phase of the Copa do Brasil, in which the Série A teams enter the competition for the trophy. The ceremony determined that São Pauloo will face Juventude in the tournament, a matchup that hasn’t occurred in four years in this competition.

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The last time the teams faced each other in the Copa do Brasil was in 2022, during the tournament’s third phase. On that occasion, Tricolor visited Juventude in the first leg, which ended in a 2-2 draw at Alfredo Jaconi, with Arboleda and Reinaldo scoring for São Paulo.

In the return leg, the São Paulo team made home advantage count and overcame the team from Rio Grande do Sul 2-0 at Morumbis, securing qualification to the round of 16. Arboleda scored once again and Igor Vinícius sealed the result for São Paulo.

In the next phase of that edition of the Copa do Brasil, Tricolor eliminated Palmeiras at Allianz Parque after winning the penalty shootout 4-3 in the second match. Next, they got past América-MG in the quarterfinals, falling only in the semifinals to Flamengo, who would go on to win the tournament.

Match Dates

Under the command of Roger Machado, São Paulo is now seeking its second Copa do Brasil title. The matches in this phase will be played over two legs, with São Paulo playing the decisive match away from home. The games are scheduled to take place between April 22 (first leg) and May 13 (second leg), according to the base dates released by the CBF.

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