Real Madrid is monitoring the Copinha (São Paulo Junior Cup), and a newspaper points to seven names: ‘The new Vini Jr. has arrived’

Spanish newspaper ‘AS’ has reinforced European interest in Brazil’s main youth tournament.

The Copinha, Brazil’s main youth tournament, continues to attract attention from the world of football. According to the Spanish newspaper “AS”, Real Madrid is keeping a close eye on the tournament, which began last Friday, January 2nd, and brings together promising young players for the future of the sport.

— Copinha: the new Vinicius has arrived. All the big clubs in Europe are watching, especially Real Madrid, who recently signed Vinicius and Endrick in the competition — wrote the newspaper about the Copinha.

European interest in the competition is quite common, as it has already revealed global stars, such as Neymar. Every year, clubs monitor the promising players from the Copinha and invest in them based on their performances on the field.

This year, some names have already gained prominence in the international press. Palmeiras defender Benedetti is one example. Experienced in the Copinha (São Paulo Junior Cup), the young player has even played for the first team under Abel Ferreira.

Another name that has been mentioned as one of the promising players in this edition of the Copinha is that of striker Wesley Nata, from Fluminense. In addition to him, Riquelme Felipe was also cited, being one of the gems of the Rio de Janeiro club in the competition.

São Paulo, the current champion, will take the field with its strongest team, starting with a group of established players like Lucca and Paulinho, who lifted the trophy last year. In addition, the young Zabarelli, just 16 years old and signed by the club in July after 10 years in its youth system, has been included in the squad.

Always competitive and runner-up in the last edition, Corinthians also gained prominence in the Spanish media due to their choice for the Copinha leadership: the attacking midfielder Gui Amorim . According to the newspaper “AS”, at 17 years old, the talent of someone who “wears the number 10 shirt exemplifies what that number means on the field: technical quality, vision for the final pass and a nose for goal to get into the box and finish.”