Corinthians dominate, thrash Atlético-GO in final U17 Brasileirão round | OneFootball

Corinthians U-17 wrapped up their participation in the first stage of the Brazilian Championship in the category with a dominant performance. On Wednesday afternoon, Timãozinho thrashed Atlético Goianiense 8-0 at Fazendinha and secured second place in the overall standings.

For the match, coach Guilherme Nascimento started with Gustavo Milani; Brenno Augusto, Lucas Lopes, Nathan William and Wendel; Lucas Splichal, Gustavo Sales and Léo Rodrigues; Matheus Rocha, Igor Macedo and Miguel Moscardo.

Photo: ©Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

On the bench were Rafael Alencar, Kevin Fernando, Felipe Aguirra, Estevão Balarin, Pedro Nogueira, Miller Henrique, Kayque Dallaqua, Jerry Vinícius, Gabriel Cordeiro, Piracicaba, Rafael Guarnieri and Darllyson.

On the other side, Atlético Goianiense started the match with Godoi; Bruninho, Juan, João Lucas and Kalebe; Lucas Rocha, Carlos Henrique and Lauren; José Antônio, Renan Paulino and Rafael Gomes.

The black-and-white side built its victory in the first half, going into the break with a four-goal lead. Léo Rodrigues was the standout player of the opening half, finding the net twice. Miguel Moscardo also scored twice, while Igor Macedo was directly involved in the first goal with a shot from outside the box that took a deflection before going in.

In the second half, Corinthians did not ease off and continued to control the match. Gabriel Cordeiro scored twice, while Igor Macedo and Kayque Dallaqua completed the rout. Atlético-GO struggled to respond and posed virtually no threat to the Corinthians goal.

With the three points and Fluminense’s defeat, Corinthians reached 39 points and finished the first stage of the Brazilian U-17 Championship in second place. The club now awaits the end of the round to find out who its opponent will be in the quarterfinals of the national competition.

Before returning to Brazilian Championship action, however, Timãozinho will have another commitment in the Paulista Championship. The Corinthians side will face Ponte Preta this Saturday at 11 a.m. in the first leg of the third stage of the state tournament. The match will be played at Estádio Chico Vieira.

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