After Paulistão U20 win, Corinthians avoid worst run of season | OneFootball

On Saturday afternoon (12), Corinthians hosted América-SP at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, in a match valid for the 13th and final round of the first stage of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship, and cruised to a 4-0 win. Timãozinho’s goals were scored by Luiz Fernando “Luizinho,” Gustavo Corrêa, Pedro Thomas, and Cristian Júnior.

The three points meant Alvinegro got back to winning ways after two matches in the Paulista U-20 and avoided matching its worst winless streak of the year. In their previous two matches in the state competition, the club from Parque São Jorge had lost 2-1 to Ferroviária, after coming from ahead, in Santana de Parnaíba while playing as the home side on August 21, and then drew 0-0 with São Bento in Sorocaba on September 4.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians U-20’s longest winless runs this year lasted, at most, three matches, something that happened on three occasions this season — most of them in the Brasileirão of the category, with only one of those games being in the Paulista Championship. In April, Alvinegro lost to Fortaleza at home by 1-0, drew 1-1 with Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro, and finally played out a goalless draw with Santos at Fazendinha.

In May, William Batista’s side lost to Vasco da Gama and Palmeiras, both at Parque São Jorge, by 1-0, and drew 3-3 with Red Bull Bragantino in Atibaia. Then, between June and July, Timão drew 2-2 with Flamengo at Parque São Jorge, had another 0-0 against Santos on the Baixada Santista in the state competition, and lost 1-0 to Juventude in the South in the final round of the Brasileirão qualifying stage.

With the positive result against América-SP, the Sons of Terrão got back to winning this year and finished the opening stage of the Paulista U-20 in second place in Group 1 with 32 points — 10 wins, two draws, and one loss — with 29 goals scored and three conceded. Santos finished with the same number of points, but had the better goal difference (27 to 26).

Corinthians now await the announcement of the second phase details of the Paulista Under-20 Championship from the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF). The opponent should be XV de Jaú or União São João. Timão are aiming to win the state title in the category for the first time since 2015. Until the end of this season and before the 2027 Copinha, Alvinegro only have this competition left to play. In the Brasileirão, they were eliminated by Palmeiras in the quarterfinals — losing 4-1 on aggregate.

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