Athletico loses to Catandunva and comes in second place

O Athletico lost to Catanduva-SP 2-1, on Monday afternoon (2), in a match played at the Sílvio Salles Stadium, in the third round of Group 2 of the São Paulo Junior Football Cup. Furacão, which now no longer has 100% success, was already classified in advance for the second phase.

Catanduva opened the scoring 12 minutes into the first half, when Ramon got up in the area and Frames he did it head on. Athletico sought a draw with the top scorer Wallace, who took advantage of the corner on the right. At the end of the second half, the São Paulo team returned to the front with Renanwho went up alone in the small area after a free kick in the area on the left.

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With the result, the team led by coach Caco Espinosa came second in the group, with six points, while Catanduva finished as leader, with seven. The opponents for the next phase will be decided on Tuesday (9), with clashes between Atlético Gloriense (already eliminated) x Ponte Preta (2nd place) and Tanabi (1st place) x Vila Nova (3rd place).

In the first two rounds, Athletico beat Sparta 9-0 in the debut, and then beat Portuguesa-RJ, 2-1.

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.