This Saturday afternoon was historic for Ibrachina Futebol Clube: for the first time, the team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. By eliminating Internacional, the squad now faces another giant, the almighty Palmeiras. The Spanish Diario As published a report this Sunday that treats the club as “one of the most pleasant surprises in the Copinha”.
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Signed by reporter Juan Lopesino, who writes about football in the Americas for As, the text highlights that the club wants to “go even further” in the competition, despite the mission being “not easy”. The life trajectory of the club, which has been in existence for five years, was also highlighted.
As a talent-forming team, Ibrachina was founded by Chinese brothers Henrique and Thomas Law. What we see at Copinha is a sports arm of the Brazil-China Sociocultural Institute, hence the name.
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Until now, the team had already achieved the feat of being runner-up in the Campeonato Paulista U17 in November last year, when they lost the second leg of the final 1-0 to Sfera (the first leg had been 1-1). Now, in Copinha, the trajectory is also commendable, leaving behind Atlético-MG (in the second phase) and, now, Internacional, in the round of 16.
The report — which is titled “Ibrachina, the training club that surprises Brazil” — also highlights that the team qualified for the next phase of the Copinha is physically strong, has quality in attack and the personality to “overcome the most delicate moments”.
The game against Palmeiras takes place this Monday, at 6:30 pm, at Arena Barueri. A post by Ibrachina on social media, announcing the agenda, sets the tone that this game is not just any game: “Let’s go together, for the dream”.
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