Corinthians beat América-MG in the Brasileirão under-17s | OneFootball

Corinthians returned to winning ways in the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. On Tuesday afternoon, Timão defeated América-MG 2-0 at Arena URBSAN in the 13th round of the competition and regained ground near the top of the table.

The goals for the black-and-white side were scored by Ji-Paraná and Miguel Moscardo. The midfielder opened the scoring in the first half, while the center-forward found the net in the second to seal the Corinthians victory.

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Head coach Guilherme Nascimento started the match with Gustavo Milani; Brenno Augusto, Iago Machado, Ronaldo Henrique and Wendel; Ji-Paraná, Lucca Caramico and Léo Amistá; Rhyan Ladeira, Lucas Splichal and Kayque Dallaqua.

Among the players available on the bench were Rafael Alencar, Kevin Fernando, Nathan William, Lucas Lopes, Pedro Nogueira, Matheus Rocha, Miguel Moscardo, Gustavo Sales, Gabriel Cordeiro, Piracicaba, Rafael Guarnieri and Igor Macedo.

Situation

After two rounds without a win, the result was important for Corinthians' campaign. With the three points, the team reached 26 points and moved into third place in the Brazilian Under-17 Championship.

The second goal also marked a positive run for Miguel Moscardo. The center-forward came on during the match and scored again for the second consecutive game.

With the win, Corinthians now remains close in the race for the top spots. Palmeiras and Fluminense, the leader and runner-up respectively, still play this round in a match scheduled for Thursday.

Next match

Corinthians Under-17 returns to the field this Saturday at 11 a.m. to face Santa Fé in the third round of the second phase of the Paulista Championship.

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