Big win over Botafogo in Brasileirão shakes up Corinthians U17 in 2026 | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Tuesday (23), Corinthians faced Botafogo at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, in a match valid for the fifth round of the first phase of the Brazilian U-17 Championship, and beat the Rio side 4-0. The win lifted Timãozinho from sixth to fourth place with 10 points — three wins, one draw, and one loss — with 16 goals scored and four conceded.

The three points also shook up the team’s scoring rankings in the category for the 2026 season. Midfielder Lucca Caramico, who was already the team’s top scorer, extended his lead at the top by scoring in yesterday’s match, reaching eight goals in nine matches this year. For comparison, throughout all of last year, he scored the same number of goals, but in 36 games.

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Forward Miguel Moscardo, brother of defensive midfielder Gabriel Moscardo, another Terrão graduate, became the second-highest scorer under Guilherme Nascimento. By scoring twice against Botafogo, he reached six goals in eight matches this season. He overtook Thiago Coelho, who has five in 10 appearances. The youngster’s performance stands out, as until last year he was still in the U-15 category.

Meanwhile, defensive midfielder Lucas Lopes, another major prospect from Corinthians’ youth academy who has already received call-ups to Brazil’s youth national teams, scored his first goal — in seven matches — for the category in 2026. He joined Brenno Augusto, Léo Amistá, Luan Banhado, Gabriel Cordeiro, Ronaldo Henrique, Matheus Rocha, Kevin Fernando, and Rafael Guarnieri, all also with one goal each.

After beating Botafogo comfortably at home in the Brasileirão, Corinthians now turns its focus to the Paulista U-17 Championship. Next Saturday (27), at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro visits Terceiro Milênio at CERET Stadium for its seventh match of the state tournament. At the moment, Timão sits in third place in Group 12 with 13 points — four wins, one draw, and one loss — having played one game fewer than Ibrachina (21 points) and Juventus (15 points).

Check out Corinthians U-17’s top scorers in 2026 below:

1st – Lucca Caramico* – 8 goals in 9 games

2nd – Miguel Moscardo* – 6 goals in 8 games

3rd – Thiago Coelho – 5 goals in 10 games

4th – Léo Rodrigues – 3 goals in 6 games 4th – Rhyan Ladeira – 3 goals in 7 games

5th – Jerry Vinicius – 2 goals in 4 games 5th – Nathan William – 2 goals in 6 games

6th – Gabriel Cordeiro – 1 goal in 5 games 6th – Luan Banhado – 1 goal in 6 games 6th – Rafael Guarnieri – 1 goal in 6 games 6th – Lucas Lopes* – 1 goal in 7 games 6th – Léo Amistá – 1 goal in 8 games 6th – Kevin Fernando – 1 goal in 8 games 6th – Ronaldo Henrique – 1 goal in 9 games 6th – Brenno Augusto – 1 goal in 10 games 6th – Matheus Rocha – 1 goal in 10 games

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