Athletico beats Ponte Preta and advances to the round of 16

O Athletico won the black Bridge 2-1 this Sunday (14), at the Silvio Salles Stadium, in Catanduva, in the third phase. With the result, Furacão is classified for the round of 16 of the São Paulo Junior Football Cup and will face Guild, which eliminated Coimbra. The date and time of the match have not yet been announced.

Furacão took the lead just seven minutes into the game, when Lucca took a direct free kick and had goalkeeper Vinicius fail. But Macaca left everything the same in the first half. In additions, André Henrique It got in the face of goalkeeper Filipe, who ended up committing the penalty. The attacker himself took the shot and, with a perfect dig, tied the score.

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The game remained balanced in the second half. Those who did best were Athletico, who scored the second goal in the 38th minute. Nicolas brought down João Vitor inside the area and the referee awarded the penalty. Kevin He hit hard, in the corner, and put Furacão back in front, declaring the red-black classification.

Furacão qualified in the group stage in second place, with two wins (Sparta and Portuguesa-RJ) and one defeat (Catanduva). Then, in the second phase, they eliminated Tanabi on penalties. Ponte Preta had one victory (Vila Nova) and two draws (Tanabi and Atlético Gloriense). In the next stage of the competition, they beat Catanduva on penalties.

This is Athletico’s 28th participation in the Copinha. The best campaign in history was the runner-up in 2009. In the last edition, the club was eliminated by Floresta-CE on penalties, still in the round of 16.