Corinthians beat XV de Jaú, take edge in Paulista U20 second round | OneFootball

Corinthians took the lead in the race for a spot in the next round of the Paulista Under-20 Championship. On Monday afternoon, Timãozinho defeated XV de Jaú 3-2 at Zezinho Magalhães Stadium, in Jaú, in the first leg of the competition’s second round.

William Batista started the match with Matheus; Pellegrin, Yago Melo, Levy Dias and Dodô; Pedro Thomas, Caragá and Gui Amorim; Gustavo Correa, Luizinho and Araújo. Among the substitutes named for the match were Gustavo Coulange, João Vitor, Cauã Ribeiro, Paulão, Joãozinho, Ryan Evaristo, Nicollas, Wilker and Cristian.

Photo: ©Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

On the other side, Bruno Santos lined up XV de Jaú with Cipola; Russo, Benjamin, Pedro China, Juan Vianna and Luizinho; Adati, João Gabriel and Isaac; Caio and Roman.

The black-and-white side built much of its advantage before halftime. Gustavo Correa, Caraguá and Gui Amorim found the net and put Corinthians in a comfortable position on the scoreboard. The home team, however, managed to respond and pulled one back before the break.

XV de Jaú also had an important chance to score when the score was 1-0, but missed a penalty. Even with Corinthians in control for much of the first half, the team from the countryside found space to cut the deficit before halftime.

After the restart, Corinthians played with less intensity. Even so, William Batista’s team continued to create chances to extend the lead. In some of them, Cipola came up with saves, while other shots were blocked by XV de Jaú’s own defense.

The Jaú side took advantage of one of its fast breaks to score again and make it 3-2. In the final minutes, Corinthians still had the chance to increase the advantage with another penalty. This time, Luizinho stepped up, but goalkeeper Cipola came out on top and prevented the black-and-white side’s fourth goal.

With the away win, Corinthians take an advantage into the decisive second-round match. The second leg is scheduled for this Friday at 3 p.m. at Parque São Jorge, where Timãozinho will try to seal qualification.

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