Corinthians lose to Palmeiras in Brasileirão U20 first leg | OneFootball

In the first leg of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship quarterfinals, Corinthians ended up being beaten 1-0 by Palmeiras on Wednesday afternoon (08). In a tough match, Timãozinho fought hard but conceded the goal in the 44th minute of the second half.

After the setback in the first decisive match, the Sons of Terrão return to the field on Thursday (16) at 4 p.m., in a match to be played at Arena Barueri, the rival’s home ground. This afternoon’s match drew the attention of head coach Fernando Diniz and director Marcelo Paz in the stands at Fazendinha.

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Corinthians lineup

Head coach William Batista started the match with the following lineup: Matheus, Pellegrin, Yago Melo, Levy Dias, Caraguá, Joãozinho, Bahia, Gui Amorim, Gui Negão, Dieguinho and Luizinho.

On the bench were: Pietro, João Vitor, Lorenzo Correa, Christian Oliveira, Pires, Dodô, Nicollas, Cauã Ribeiro, Gustavo Correa, Luiz Fábio Favela, Luiz Eduardo and Pedro Thomas.

Palmeiras, coached by Alan Barcellos, took the field with: Kauan Lima, João Gabriel, Pimenta, Koné, André Lucas, João Paulo, Coutinho, Felipe Teresa, Fabiano, Heittor and Victor Gabriel.

The match

The first half was balanced and offered few openings, with Corinthians and Palmeiras alternating attacking spells. Timão posed the biggest threat through Luizinho, Gui Negão and Dieguinho, but they were denied by saves from Kauan Lima. On the other side, Felipe Teresa was the rival’s main attacking standout and created the team’s best chances. Deep into stoppage time, Pellegrin made a crucial clearance to prevent the rival from opening the scoring on a counterattack.

After withstanding the opponent’s early pressure, with good saves from Matheus, Timão settled into the match and started to threaten. Luizinho, Joãozinho, Gui Negão and Dieguinho all had good chances, forcing important saves from goalkeeper Kauan Lima.

In the final stretch, Corinthians increased the pressure, won corners and tried to pin the opponent back in search of a goal. However, in the 44th minute, after a corner in Timão’s favor, the rival launched a counterattack and Vinicius scored the winner. In stoppage time, Corinthians kept trying to press, but the Palmeiras defense held on to the result until the final whistle.

After facing Palmeiras at home in the first leg of the Brazilian Under-20 quarterfinals, Timão now turns its focus back to the first phase of the Paulista Championship in the category. Next Sunday (12), at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro visits Portuguesa at Canindé Stadium for the fifth round of the state tournament’s opening stage.

Next match

After facing Palmeiras at home in the first leg of the Brazilian Under-20 quarterfinals, Timão now turns its focus back to the first phase of the Paulista Championship in the category. Next Sunday (12), at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro visits Portuguesa at Canindé Stadium for the fifth round of the state tournament’s opening stage.

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