Corinthians confirmed for the Atlantic Cup under-19s after return to MCF | OneFootball

Corinthians will be one of the participants in the next edition of the Copa Atlântico, a youth competition organized by Retrô, from Pernambuco. The tournament, aimed at Under-19 players, is scheduled to take place between October 30 and November 8.

Timão’s participation was officially announced this Friday through the competition’s own social media channels. In total, 12 teams will compete, including the Pernambuco club that organizes the tournament and ten other participants already announced: Palmeiras, Atlético Mineiro, Vitória, Fortaleza, Sport, Goiás, CRB, Botafogo, Santa Cruz, and Santos.

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Corinthians’ return to the tournament comes shortly after the club rejoined the Brazilian Football Development Clubs Movement (MCFFB). The reinstatement was completed after Timão registered in the CBF’s Daily Informational Bulletin (BID) the release of 16-year-old forward Pedro Morelli.

Corinthians had left the movement in January 2025 amid a dispute with Palmeiras involving the young striker. The green-and-white club accused Timão of poaching Pedro Morelli so that he would leave the team from Barra Funda and move to Parque São Jorge.

At the time, the MCFFB set conditions for Corinthians to be able to become part of the organization again. Among the possibilities provided for were an agreement between Corinthians and Palmeiras or Pedro Morelli’s departure from the black-and-white club.

During the period in which it was away from the movement, Corinthians faced restrictions in youth development competitions. The club ended up out of several youth tournaments, especially in the younger age groups, including the Copa Votorantim and the Copa Nike, traditional Under-15 competitions.

The absence from the MCFFB also had an impact on the protection of players developed by the club. Without being subject to the organization’s code of conduct, Corinthians was left unprotected by the rules created to prevent the approach of players between the ages of 10 and 14, a situation that contributed to the departure of some athletes from the club’s youth system.

In the previous edition of the Copa Atlântico, Corinthians reached the Série Ouro semifinals but ended up being defeated by Red Bull Bragantino. Despite the elimination in the main division, Timão finished the competition with a trophy: in the Série Prata, they beat Novorizontino and won the title.

On that occasion, Corinthians used Under-18 players during the competition held at Retrô’s Training Center. The tendency is for the club to once again rely on youth academy players for this year’s tournament.

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