📹 Novorizontino make history, Corinthians knocked out of the Paulistão | OneFootball

At the Jorge Ismael de Biasi Stadium, Corinthians, the current state champion, Copa do Brasil, and Supercopa do Brasil titleholder, was defeated by Novorizontino 1-0 and ended up eliminated in the semifinals of the 2026 Paulistão.

The first half was technically weak, even though both sides showed plenty of effort.

Timão even had more possession, managed to take shots with André and Matheus Bidu, but barely troubled goalkeeper Jordi.

The team from the countryside didn’t do much differently and hardly posed any threat to Hugo Souza.

After the break, Memphis Depay and Matheuzinho narrowly missed the target, while Robson headed dangerously to add a bit of excitement to the semifinal.

Showing strength at home (having won all their Paulista home matches), Novorizontino opened the scoring with Mayk, who finished at the far post after a right-side cross from Robson.

Desperate for an equalizer, Corinthians threw everyone forward, even sending goalkeeper Hugo Souza into the box for a corner, but to no avail.

🚦 What’s next

With the victory, Novorizontino returns to the Paulistão final after 36 years! The only previous final for the Tigre do Vale was in 1990, when they lost to Bragantino.

Novorizontino, in fact, has accumulated 22 points (16 points in the first phase + 6 points in the quarterfinals and semifinals) and could decide the title at home!

Palmeiras (16 points in the first phase + 3 points in the quarterfinals) can still overtake the Tigre do Vale if they beat São Paulo and surpass them on tiebreaker criteria (goal difference 8 x 5).

With their hopes for a second consecutive state championship dashed, Corinthians now turns its attention to the Brasileirão.

Timão returns to the field only on March 11, when they host Coritiba at the Neo Química Arena for the fifth round of the national championship.

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