Corinthians finish prep to face Fortaleza in Brasileirão U20 | OneFootball

After a month-long break, the Filhos do Terrão are ready to return to the pitch. On the morning of this Tuesday (31), Corinthians wrapped up preparations for the fourth round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. Timãozinho will face Fortaleza this Wednesday (1), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha.

Currently, the Corinthians side sits in second place in the national competition with seven points – two wins and one draw – nine goals scored and three conceded. Timãozinho’s squad began the day with a warm-up on the field and then worked on set pieces and focused on certain phases of the game.

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The Brazilian Under-20 Championship had been paused due to the Conmebol Libertadores in the category. The Filhos do Terrão’s last match took place on March 2, a Monday, when they beat Grêmio 3-1 away from home. Speaking to Corinthians TV, forward Luiz Fernando, 18, who recently recovered from a dislocated right shoulder suffered precisely against the team from Rio Grande do Sul, looked ahead to the match and celebrated his return to the pitch.

“I’m happy to be back and I hope to help the team as much as possible. We’re focused on this game, we worked hard during this month without matches, and our goal is to go after first place, which is where Corinthians should be,” he said.

It is worth remembering that Luizinho is Corinthians U-20’s top scorer in 2026 with five goals in seven matches. For comparison, in 2025 he scored 10 goals in 39 games. The youngster has already taken part in training sessions with the senior squad and is under contract until December 2027.

After facing Fortaleza at Parque São Jorge, Corinthians will remain focused on the national competition. Next Tuesday, the 7th, at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), the Filhos do Terrão will visit Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium for the fifth round of the national competition in the category.

Who is Luiz Fernando?

Born in Taboão da Serra, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, the winger arrived at Parque São Jorge in 2019 to join the Under-12 team and, since then, has gone through every age group. Previously, he had already played for CATS, from Taboão da Serra.

In 2023, he gained more recognition by scoring 11 goals in 35 matches at the Under-17 level, finishing as the team’s second-highest scorer that year and helping win the São Paulo State Championship in the category against São Paulo at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, at Parque São Jorge. In the 2024 season, he was promoted to the Under-20 squad after that year’s Copinha and, since then, has been one of the category’s key players, with 18 goals in 74 matches for the team.

At the Under-17 level, he scored 17 goals in 49 matches. Overall, across Corinthians’ Under-17 and Under-20 teams, the record is: 65 wins, 26 draws, and 33 losses. Luiz Fernando has not yet made his debut for the first team, but in 2024 he was included in the squad by coach Ramón Díaz for a match against Vitória at Barradão in the second half of that year’s Brasileirão. On that day, the Corinthians side won 2-1, coming from behind.

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