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2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. This was the 54th edition of the "Copinha", the top-tier Brazilian U-20 club
football tournament organized by the Sao Paulo Football Federation as a nationwide competition.The match was played between "
Paulista" team
Corinthians and "
Mineiro" side
Cruzeiro on 25 January 2024 at the
Neo Quimica Arena in
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Corinthians won their eleventh Copinha by defeating Cruzeiro 1–0 after a hard fought 1st and 2nd half
Background and paths to the final Corinthians looked for its 11th title, while Cruzeiro is looked for its 2nd title. Corinthians had reached their 19th final , the last being in the 2017 edition where they became champions by beating
Batatais. Cruzeiro had already reached his third Copinha decision and, after being runner-up in 1996 and 2002, he won the 2007 edition against
São Paulo. Facing each other in an unprecedented final, the last time the Alvinegros and Cruzeirenses faced each other in the Copinha was in the semifinals of the 2016 edition, where the São Paulo team advanced to the final after winning 2–1. Both teams arrived for the clash undefeated in the competition. Drawn in Group 10, and based in
Marília, Corinthians debuted on January 3 against
Ji-Paraná, beating them 6–0. This was followed by a victory against Bangu by 1–0, and a draw with Marília by 0–0. In the second phase, they beat Guarani on penalties 5–4, after drawing 2–2 in normal time. In the third phase, they beat
Atlético Goianiense 4–1. In the round of 16, they beat CRB 6–0. In the quarterfinals, they beat América Mineiro 2–0. In the semifinals, they beat
Novorizontino 3–0, in a match held at
Neo Química Arena, the Alvinegro stadium, in São Paulo, guaranteeing a place in the final after 7 years of absence. Cruzeiro, in turn, was drawn in Group 28 and had its headquarters in Mogi das Cruzes. Their tournament debut was on January 4 against Capital-TO, where they won 1–0. This was followed by a draw with
Novo Mutum by 1–1, and a rout against União Mogi by 9–0, one of the two biggest of the edition. Still in Mogi, they beat Madureira 1–0 in the second phase. In the third phase, they beat Portuguesa again by 1–0. He moved to
Barueri, where he beat
Santos 3–0 in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, they beat
Coritiba 1–0. In the semifinals, they beat
Flamengo 2–1, guaranteeing a place in the final after 17 years of absence. This was the second edition in a row where São Paulo and Minas Gerais faced each other in the final. == References ==