Overview
- Corinthians, the tournament’s 11-time champion, beat Trindade-GO 1–0 in Jaú to start Group 8 with three points.
- Saturday’s schedule runs from morning to late night across multiple host cities, underscoring the competition’s high-volume group phase.
- Cruzeiro faces Barra in Franca at 21:30 (Brasília time), with live streaming on CazéTV on YouTube.
- Defending champion São Paulo begins its title defense on Sunday against Maruinense at 11:00 in Sorocaba, carried by Record and XSports, while Santos debuts at 19:30 versus Real Brasília on CazéTV.
- Broadcasts are split among YouTube Paulistão, CazéTV, XSports, and Record/Record News, as the 128-team group stage runs through January 11 before knockout rounds to the January 25 final.