Grêmio and Mirassol win in their Copinha debut; see the day’s results.

Six matches marked the country’s main youth tournament this Friday (2); check it out.

The 2026 São Paulo Junior Football Cup has already kicked off. This Friday (2), 12 teams took to the field to kick off the competition, including teams from Série A, such as Grêmio , Mirassol and Coritiba. Some games had big wins, while one of them ended in a draw. Check out the Copinha results below.

Votuporanguense 2 x 1 Galvez

In the opening match of the group, Galvez conceded two goals in the first half and ended up losing to Votuporanguense-SP in their debut. Yago Moreira and Galucon scored the goals for the home team’s victory, while Mateus scored a consolation goal in the second half, at Arena Plínio Marin, in Votuporanga (SP).

Grêmio 3 x 0 Falcon

The Tricolor team dominated the first half and secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over their opponent in a match played at the Arena Dr. Plínio Marin in Votuporanga. The goals were scored by Adrielson, Vitor Ramon, and Harley. The team also had a chance to score from a penalty kick, but captain João Borne missed.

Mirassol 2 x 1 Forte-ES

Mirassol debuted with a victory in the youth competition. Luiz Fernando and Felipinho scored for Leão, who played with one more player from the 32nd minute of the first half, at the Manoel Francisco Ferreira Stadium, in Bálsamo. Forte scored a consolation goal through Hugo.

Sport 2 x 1 Linense

At the same venue, Sport debuted with a victory, including a goal in the final minutes. The Pernambuco team opened the scoring with a header from Rafael de Jesus, but João Lucas, also with a header, equalized for Linense. In the end, when the match seemed destined for a draw, Matheus Lacord sealed the final score.

Midnight 0 x 0 Real-RR

In a goalless draw played in Patrocínio Paulista, Meia-Noite and Real-RR will now try for their first victory in the next round, eyeing second place in the group.

Coritiba 2 x 4 Ponte Preta

In the highest-scoring game this Friday, Ponte Preta came out on top, thrashing Coritiba. The team took the lead with a goal from Kaio at the end of the first half, but the goals started to come more frequently in the second half. Coritiba managed to equalize in the first minute with a goal from Diego Alves. Then, Ponte Preta regained the lead with goals from Matheus and Nicolas. Coritiba pulled one back through Guilherme Porto in Patrocínio Paulista.

The Copinha will be played in seven phases, with the sixth being the semi-final, and the seventh, the grand final, which will take place at Pacaembu Stadium on January 25th. In the first stage, 128 teams will be divided into 32 groups, playing each other in a single round-robin format. At the end, the two best teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, played in a single match. In case of a tie in the knockout matches, the winner will be decided by penalty kicks.

In the first phase, the tie-breaking criteria are: greater number of wins, goal difference, more goals scored, fewer red cards received, fewer yellow cards, head-to-head record (only between clubs that tie) and, lastly, a public draw at the headquarters of the Paulista Federation.