Copa Verde begins with wins for Paysandu and Rio Branco-ES | OneFootball

The 2026 Copa Verde kicked off this Tuesday (24) with two matches: in Belém, Paysandu beat Grêmio Sampaio-RR 3-1. Meanwhile, in Cariacica (ES), Rio Branco defeated Vila Nova 1-0.

In its new edition, the Copa Verde is divided in its early stages into the Copa Norte, featuring Paysandu and Grêmio Sampaio, and the Copa Centro-Oeste, which includes, among others, Rio Branco-ES and Vila Nova.

Grêmio Sampaio took the lead against Papão, who came from behind with goals from Castro, Marcinho, and Ítalo. In Espírito Santos, Rio Branco’s goal was scored by Alex Galo.

The competition continues this Wednesday (25) with the following matches:

In the Copa Norte:

Independência vs. Guaporé, at 9:30 p.m., at Florestão (AC);

Monte Roraima vs. Águia de Marabá, at 8 p.m., at Canarinho.

In the Copa Centro-Oeste:

Capital-DF vs. Primavera-MT, at 7:30 p.m., at JK;

Araguaína-TO vs. Operário-MS, at 7:30 p.m., at Mirandão;

Porto Vitória vs. Gama, at 7:30 p.m., at Kleber Andrade;

Cuiabá vs. Tocantinópolis, at 8:30 p.m., at Arena Pantanal.

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