Corinthians beat Atlético-MG at home, climb to third in U17 Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians returned to winning ways in the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. This Wednesday, in the 17th round of the first phase, Timão hosted Atlético-MG at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, located in Parque São Jorge, and came out on top with a 2-1 win. Tupã and Miguel Moscardo scored the goals for the black-and-white side.

Under the command of Guilherme Nascimento, Corinthians took the field with Milani; Pirituba, Lucão, Ronaldo Henrique and Wendel; Ji-Paraná, Lucca Caramico and Léo Amistá; Matheus Rocha, Léo Rodrigues and Tupã. Among the substitutes, the coach had Alencar, Kevin Fernando, Felipe Aguirra, Nathan, Pedro Nogueira, Rhyan Ladeira, Miguel Moscardo, Igor Macedo, Gabriel Cordeiro, Guarnieri, Sales and Jerry Vinicius.

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Atlético-MG, coached by Rafael Paiva, started the match with Guilherme Pires; Samuel, Ícaro, Vieira, Dyalan, Callegaro, Riquelme, Lukaku, Gomide, Vinícius and Gabriel Veneno.

The opening half was evenly matched, with both teams finding spaces to attack and creating danger at different moments. Corinthians, however, made better use of one of the chances they created and opened the scoring.

The goal came after a shot from Léo Amistá. Tupã got in the ball’s path and redirected it past the opposing goalkeeper. With the lead, Timão kept pushing for a second goal and created good chances to extend the advantage.

Toward the end of the first half, however, Atlético-MG began to apply more pressure. Vinícius was one of the most active players in the Minas Gerais side’s attacking moves, as they tried to find an equalizer before the break.

Corinthians kept up their attacking approach after coming back from the locker room and again threatened Atlético’s goal. Their persistence was eventually rewarded when Miguel Moscardo scored the second goal and put Timão in a more comfortable position in the match.

Even trailing on the scoreboard, Atlético-MG did not give up on mounting a comeback. The team managed to pull one back in stoppage time, but there was no time left to find the equalizer. As a result, Corinthians secured all three points at home.

The win ended a run of three matches without a victory for the black-and-white team this season. With 33 points earned, Corinthians climbed to third place in the Brasileirão Under-17, behind only Palmeiras and Fluminense.

The campaign also left Timão close to securing a knockout-stage spot ahead of time. The team is just one draw away from confirming its qualification for the next stage of the competition.

Corinthians will have little time to rest. Their next match will be against Santa Fé, in the 17th round of the Brasileirão Under-17. The clash is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ninho da Arara, in Santa Fé do Sul.

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