Corinthians defender on LNF final draw, playing with Deives

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·10 December 2025

Corinthians defender on LNF final draw, playing with Deives

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the evening of last Tuesday (9), Corinthians hosted Jaraguá at the Wlamir Marques Gymnasium for the first leg of the National Futsal League (LNF) final, and ended up drawing 3-3. The goals for the Alvinegro were scored by Caio Barros, Vandinho, and Deives.

Moments after the final whistle, defender Caio Barros gave an interview to the press and analyzed the draw. He believes the team showed resilience in coming back after being down 2-0. At the same time, he lamented conceding the equalizer with less than two minutes left in the game.

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“Man, it's a bit of a strange feeling, because we played a great game, we showed resilience there. We went down by two goals, against a strong team in a final. Then we managed to turn it around, already with two goals in the first half, and right after that Deives, who is our captain, put us ahead (on the scoreboard). We managed the game well, defended well, like a qualified team. And in the end, it's a bit more on us defenders, we ended up slipping up there against a strong team and conceded a goal,” he began.

He then emphasized that nothing is decided yet and that Corinthians will seek their third National League title away from home, in Jaraguá: “But it's a final, man, nothing is settled, I think we have what it takes, we showed today that we can come back in any game. Our fans, I believe, made the difference, as always, and now we go there and everything is still up for grabs. I think we can win in regular time, play a smart game.”

“Believe until the end and have the confidence that we've been building in training and games. Confidence in our team so things can happen and we can make fewer mistakes so we don't fall behind on the scoreboard. Every goal we score there in Jaraguá, we’ll shift the pressure onto them. We have total confidence in the group and we’re going there in search of the title.” he continued.

Later, he was asked about the refereeing regarding the review requested by Corinthians on the play that resulted in a free kick goal, scored by number 10 and idol Deives: “People said there was a push on Lucas Martins, I couldn't see it. But I think the refereeing handled the game, they were correct with the VAR in our favor and we have to analyze it. But I think everything is still open, we have full confidence in our group, full confidence in Corinthians. We know there will be a lot of Corinthians fans there cheering hard for us.”

Caio also stated that the team failed at specific moments in the match, especially in finishing offensive plays, caused by counterattacks and, consequently, opponent errors: “Like you said, I think we lacked efficiency, efficiency in the four-on-three, efficiency in the balls we stole from the goalkeeper, including one with me where I finished very poorly, we have to fix that, but that's it, man. I think we'll prepare well, tomorrow we'll rest and then we'll travel to Jaraguá with a good mindset, everyone calm.”

“Everyone is aware that we’ll have to play a better game, be more decisive, be more lethal, but I’ll stick with this word: I am very confident in our group. Our group has had a year that you’ve been following, we stumbled in the Paulista, something we didn’t want, but now everything is open and we have full confidence that we can go after this title in Jaraguá with no problem at all.”

Finally, he commented on the feeling of sharing the court with Deives in the final moments of the number 10’s career defending the Corinthians jersey. Caio Barros stated that the group is determined to bring home the National League title as a way to crown the ‘baixola’s’ journey.

“For us, with all his posts there, I think for all of us, right? For us, it’s a pride to see an idol like that, a reference, right? A guy who, since the beginning of the year, has brought confidence, brought joy. Man, it’s really good to work here at Corinthians. The atmosphere this group has here is fantastic, man. And a lot of that is because of him, right?”

“Since everyone arrived here, he welcomed everyone. And without a doubt, we are fighting a lot, really a lot. We will fight with all our strength, with all our positive thoughts, our families cheering with positive thoughts, with all our fans. Because we know how important this title is for him. And we’re working together to bring this title to Corinthians and to him,” he concluded.

Both teams will face each other again next Saturday (13), at 7pm (Brasília time), at Arena Jaraguá. In case of another draw, the match will go to extra time. If the tie persists, the champion will be decided by penalty shootout.

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