Corinthians lead, but Carlos Barbosa come back to win in the LNF | OneFootball

Corinthians took the court on Saturday afternoon (18) to face Carlos Barbosa at Centro Sérgio Luiz Guerra, in Rio Grande do Sul, in a match valid for the third round of the 2026 National Futsal League (LNF), and left with a 3-2 defeat.

Coach Fernando Malafaia selected the following lineup to start the match: Lucas Oliveira; Lucas Martins, Maicon, Renatinho and Fabinho. The bench options were: VKelvin, Morales, Rick, Igor Bredof, Kevin, Caio Barros, Papagaio, Fellype Bancatelli and Da Bonja. The opponent took the court with: Pedro; Luis, Marcolla, Murilo and Barbosinha.

Photo: Duda Knoff/Corinthians

The match started evenly, with Corinthians being pressured by Carlos Barbosa in their defensive half. Even so, they managed to stay well organized at the back and were efficient in attack: in one of their few chances, Kelvin found the net and opened the scoring for Timão.

After the break, however, the scenario changed quickly. The team from Rio Grande do Sul equalized in the opening moments and, shortly after, completed the comeback. Corinthians still responded and leveled it again through Renatinho, but could not hold on to the result.

In the final minutes, the home side scored again, sealing the black-and-white team’s away defeat. With no strength left to respond, Corinthians were beaten in the South.

With the result, Timão remain on three points in the National Futsal League, provisionally sitting in eighth place. The competition’s opening phase is played in a single round-robin format, with 15 rounds in total. The top four advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the teams from fifth to 12th place play in the pre-quarterfinals. The bottom two, meanwhile, will be relegated to LNF Silver in 2027.

Now, the team returns to the court on April 25, a Saturday, when they face Vasco da Gama at Maracanãzinho, in Rio de Janeiro, at 6:45 p.m. (Brasília time), in a match valid for the first phase of the Copa LNF.

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