Three from Cotia: Crespo adds new academy gems to São Paulo squad | OneFootball

Most of São Paulo’s reinforcements this year, as was already known, will come from within. After permanently adding the standouts Nicolas, Pedro Ferreira, and Paulinho to the squad at the end of the Copinha, coach Hernán Crespo has promoted three more gems from Cotia to the professional group.

At the squad’s return to training this Thursday (29th) in Barra Funda, which marked the beginning of preparations for this weekend’s derby against Santos in the Paulistão, right-back Igor Felisberto, midfielder Djhordney, and the skillful forward Tetê, who took part in the team’s runner-up campaign in the last Copinha, trained with the group.

Still at the start of the season, which barely had an ideal preparation period in this frantic and crazy 2026 Brazilian calendar, Crespo hasn’t had many signings—just three so far—and already knew he would have to increasingly rely on the revelations from the under-20 team.

Helping him integrate the Cotia youngsters more and more quickly is Allan Barcellos, a youth coach who has also been brought in and promoted to São Paulo’s permanent staff, precisely to assist in this internal transition process.

The three young standouts, still just 18 years old, caught attention in the São Paulo Junior Cup. Felisberto is increasingly establishing himself at right-back, as well as showing great skill in taking free kicks. Djhordney also stood out, with strong defensive marking and quality when joining the attack, scoring goals in the youth competition. Finally, Tetê was another who shone with his bursts of speed and impressive plays down the wing for the tricolor team.

The trio continues training with the first team on the eve of the clash with Santos, which takes place this Saturday (31st), and they are hoping, perhaps, to be included in the squad for the derby by Crespo, who may rest some regular starters.

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