Get ready for the excitement of the Second Stage of the Cup! Some teams already have their first knockout matches scheduled. 

See also the beginning of Neymar Jr at Santos, this great Brazilian star took his first steps in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.

This year, will another great football promise be revealed by a club?

Don't miss this exciting tournament and join us to see who will take home the trophy!

The next chapters of this competition are already beginning to be written, several clubs are already winning their place in the Copinha qualifiers.

In this championship, where in the initial phase, 128 teams are divided between 32 groups, where the first two placed in each group qualify, the first stage is almost completed;

With 46 teams already classified for the second stage of the Copinha, the qualifiers are starting to have their face drawn.

The third day of competition defined another 19 classified teams, however, there are still 18 teams left to qualify.

Big teams like Palmeiras, Fluminense and Corinthians finished at the top of their groups.

This third round even had the biggest defeat of the competition so far, Cuiabá, which also guaranteed its classification, beat Tupã by a score of 10-0.

The favorites for the title, Flamengo, Grêmio and Cruzeiro, have already confirmed their presence in the knockout phase without any major problems.

Will the champion this year be a club from outside São Paulo?

Cruzeiro has been an overwhelming team so far, they are undefeated in the competition and have already scored 14 goals.

Fans are preparing for the Second Phase of the Cup, with the presence of some teams in the qualifiers with clashes already defined. 

The teams that guaranteed their classification this Monday are:

However, other teams that had already secured qualification before this second round:

With some groups already classified, the first knockout matches have already been defined.

Now, it's all or nothing, the team that loses is out, the team that wins continues with the dream of winning the title.

Confrontations already defined:

Of the 128 teams that started the tournament, only 64 will remain to compete in the second stage of the Copinha.

In other words, half of the teams are eliminated at each stage, until only the champion remains.

Palmeiras, after Endrick, is already recruiting the club's next great talent, midfielder Luis Guilherme is Verdão's big bet in this Cup.

This young talent plays as a midfielder and is a great articulator of plays.

Another name to keep an eye on is defender Jair Paula from Santos, the 16-year-old boy has been playing “big people” games.

Despite his age, the boy is 195 cm tall, and it's not just his size that makes the player tall, his football shows characteristics of a great athlete.

A name that has been talked about a lot in this Copinha is striker Chiqueti, from Athletico-PR.

He has been playing as a false nine, surprising with his ability to participate in the game all the time, always contributing with good passes.

Finally, the player Hiago Santos, from Grêmio, left a great impression on everyone who watched his debut in the Copinha.

The player plays as a deeper midfielder, helping the team to build plays from the base, however, he floats with ease across all heights of the field.

A good player to keep an eye on in this competition.

These were some of the young stars who have been playing well in the Copinha.

After the stars, there are the teams in general, since a single player doesn't make a team, that's why we brought you the best teams for you to keep an eye on in this second stage of the Copinha.

As always, traditional clubs such as Flamengo, Santos, Corinthians and Palmeiras have been playing many good games, so it is always worth checking out the games of these big clubs.

However, the Cruzeiro club is having a great campaign this year, and it is well worth stopping by to take a look at this team.

This was Minuto Vip's article so you can stay up to date with everything that happens at the São Paulo Junior Football Cup.

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