SOCIAL BEATS ALTEROSA 3-0, REACHES SIX POINTS AND TOPS GROUP A OF THE REX CUP
Xardão opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time and G9 scored twice in the second half, one of them from a penalty; the striker was named player of the match at Juventino Dias
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Social beat Alterosa 3-0 this Saturday (14) at Coronel Juventino Dias Municipal Stadium, in Lavras, in the second round of Group A of the 2026 Rex Cup (Copa Rex 2026). It was the reigning champion's second win in two games.
The first goal came in the 47th minute of the first half, scored by Xardão, the number 7, who finished across the box: watch the goal.
In the second half, Guilherme, G9, extended the lead in the 18th minute after a long pass down the left, with a right-footed shot: watch the goal. In the 44th minute, Iago Ribeiro was fouled on a run down the left and G9 struck it high, leaving goalkeeper Tiago no chance: watch the goal.
With two goals, G9 was named player of the match by commentator Frederico Mesquita and received the Sicoob Copermec trophy after the final whistle. "Whenever I step up to take a penalty, I take it with a lot of composure, and I can help my teammates," the striker told Rádio Cultura.
Social, coached by Fabrício, reach six points in Group A. In the opening round, they had beaten River Plate 2-1. The team's next match is against Bangu on December 1, at 20h15. Alterosa, who debuted this Saturday under coach Wendel Xaropinho, return to the field on November 26, at 20h15, against 100 Futuro.
The round continues this Sunday (15), at 16h30, with River Plate x Bangu, also in Group A, live on Rádio Cultura 96.5 FM and the station's YouTube channel.
The three goals, with play-by-play by Júnior Murad, are in the video in this story. The full broadcast, with commentary by Frederico Mesquita, is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqLm8ZlAWY4
The 2026 Rex Cup is sponsored by Supermercados Rex, Lavras Municipal Government (Governo Municipal de Lavras), Sicoob Copermec, Pax Carvalho, Laboratório Santa Cecília, Chopp Brahma Express, Fábrica de Óculos, Conecta Internet, Casel Materiais de Construção, 123 Car, Fadminas (Adventist College of Minas Gerais, Faculdade Adventista de Minas Gerais) and Jornal de Lavras.
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