EC São Bernardo — Comercial: 2:0, Copa Paulista

San Bernardo edged past Comencial 1-0 in the Round of 16 of the Copa Paulista on 2026-08-31. Filipinho opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute and his goal stood as the match's only one. The result sends the hosts into the quarter-finals while Comencial's campaign comes to an end.

Both sides arrived with mixed form. San Bernardo had lost two of their last three, falling 0-1 to Santo Andre and 2-3 to San Jose, though they had won four games in the preceding month. Comencial were equally inconsistent, dropping points in three of their last five outings including back-to-back defeats to Piracicaba and Uniao San Joao.

The decisive moment came early. Filipinho found space and finished clinically in the seventeenth minute. By then Comencial had already committed bodies forward, and the hosts' defence held firm. The visitors pushed for an equaliser but could not break through.

Comencial continued to search for a way back into the game. They pressed higher up the pitch in the second half but the San Bernardo back line stayed compact. The hosts managed the tempo well and did not take unnecessary risks.

The final whistle confirmed a narrow victory for the home side. San Bernardo advance one step closer to the tournament final while Comencial must now look ahead to their domestic league fixtures.