This Friday, Cruzeiro and Santos faced each other in the round of 16 of Copinha 2026, at Estádio Prof. Luiz Augusto de Oliveira, in São Carlos (SP). Meninos da Toca won 3-1, with goals from Rayan, Fernando and Pietro, who sealed the score in stoppage time, and advanced to the quarter-finals of the competition.
Now Cruzeiro faces Guanabara City for a place in the Copinha semi-final.
𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐎́𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐂̧𝐀̃𝐎!! 🦊💙
THE CRIAS DEFEATED SANTOS, 3-1, AND GUARANTEED THEIR CLASSIFICATION FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE COPINHA!! GREAT RESULT, LETS GO!!!
⚽️ RAYAN, FERNANDO AND PIETRO
📸 Garcia#CRUxSAN | 3×1 | #CriasDaToca pic.twitter.com/dBQ7E74xSB
— Cruzeiro 🦊 (@Cruzeiro) January 17, 2026
📋 Game summary
🔵CRUISE 3 X 1 SANTOS⚫⚪
🏆 Competition: Copinha round of 16
🏟️ Local: Prof. Stadium Luiz Augusto de Oliveira
📅 Data: January 16, 2026 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 9:30 pm (Brasília time)
👥 Audience: 4066 fans
🟨 Yellow Cards: JP Chermont, Pedro Assis and Kauan Pierre (Santos) Baptistella and Pietro (Cruzeiro)
🟥 Red cards: None
Goals
⚽ Rayan, at 1′ of the 2nd Q (Cruzeiro)
⚽ Fernando, at 13′ of the 2nd Q (Cruzeiro)
⚽ João Alencar, at 38′ of the 2nd Q (Santos)
⚽ Pietro, at 58′ of the 2nd Quarter (Cruzeiro)
🔵Cruise
Vitor Lamounier; Nicolas (Ivanilson), Kaiquy Luiz (Pietro), Kelvin, William; Murilo, Eduardo Pape, Rhuan Gabriel (Gustavinho); Rayan (João Cervi), Baptistella (Pablo) and Fernando (Alessandro)
Technical: Mairon Caesar
⚫⚪ Santos
Rodrigo Falcão; JP Chermont, João Alencar, Contreras (Rafael Freitas), João Ananias; Gustavo Henrique (Nogueira), Kenay (Rafael Gonzaga), Pepé Fermino (Bernardo); Nadson (Kauan Pierry), Pedro Assis and Mateus Xavier (Benício)
Technical: Vinícius Marques
How was the game?
First half
Santos started the match by putting pressure on Cruzeiro from the first minutes. However, the team from Minas Gerais balanced their actions and started to create chances, but ran into the Santos defense. Thus, both teams accumulated opportunities throughout the first half.
One of Santos’ main chances came in the 39th minute, when Pedro Assis failed to take advantage of JP Chermont’s cross, and the ball went very close to the post.
Second half
In the second stage, in the first minute, Rayan opened the scoring for Cruzeiro. The attacker scored and then finished strongly into the back of the net. In the 13th minute, in a counterattack, captain Fernando arrived with a cart after Rayan’s cross and increased the advantage.
Three minutes later, Santos almost pulled one back, but Pedro Assis’ shot stopped at goalkeeper Victor. The Santos goal only came in the 38th minute, when João Alencar rose higher and headed in after a set piece.
In stoppage time, in the 58th minute, Pietro closed the scoring for Cruzeiro. The number 17 took advantage of the surplus inside the area and sent the ball into the back of the net, confirming the celestial classification.
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