Corinthians eye Paulista Feminino semi-final prep v São Paulo

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Central do Timão

·17 November 2025

Corinthians eye Paulista Feminino semi-final prep v São Paulo

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the evening of this Sunday (16), Corinthians returned to the field for the Paulista Women's Championship. In a match valid for the 14th and last round of the first phase of the state championship, the Brabas hosted Realidade Jovem at the José Liberatti Stadium in Osasco and, in a calm match, won 3-0. The goals for the black and white team were scored by midfielder Letícia Monteiro and forward Ivana Fuso.

After the match, coach Lucas Piccinato was interviewed by the press, highlighting the importance of the eight days the team will have to prepare for the start of the state semifinals against São Paulo: “I think it's a very important week for recovery. We are not only coming from this full week but also a very intense calendar, this is the 44th game of the year, so everyone is quite physically and mentally fatigued.”

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He continued his reasoning. “(Important to) Be able to improve some points that are very characteristic when we play against São Paulo. Especially the strong pressure their team puts on ours. Obviously, improve our final third so that we can finish well when creating opportunities. So it's a mix of resting but at the same time preparing the team well to have a good first leg of the semifinal”, he stated.

The coach also revealed that the location for the return match is still uncertain, due to Corinthians' request to the FPF to change the date of the match, due to its proximity to the FIFA date: “There is a meeting tomorrow (Monday) at 2 pm that Iris will attend at the federation to define the two games. I hope the federation has good discernment at this moment to be fair so that both teams can play at full strength. And then this will obviously affect the decision of where to play, if the Arena will be available, if there are no games, all these important factors.”

Piccinato lamented that the team could not host Sunday's game at Parque São Jorge, listing all the benefits of playing at home. “We know that at Fazendinha we can always have a very loyal crowd. And here (Osasco), whether we like it or not, it's a novelty, even though we had a good crowd. The quality of the pitch at Fazendinha (also) is much superior to here. Obviously, it makes a difference, but we understand the whole context of the club, we are trying to resolve it, obviously, but we have to live with reality. Every time we've come here, we've played good games”, he pondered.

Finally, he returned to talk about the semifinal, projecting the preparation for the Majestic classics: “The squad is qualified, we have good replacement pieces in all sectors and we work a lot to prepare the next one who is viable to play with the condition to play so that she is ready for the challenge if any of these national team athletes are not available for the second leg. And we will make great preparations with whoever is here so that we can have a great game.”

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