Corinthians see off XV de Jaú with solid display, advance in Paulista U20 | OneFootball

Corinthians secured a spot in the round of 16 of the Paulista Under-20 Championship. On Friday afternoon, the black-and-white side beat XV de Jaú 2-0 at Fazendinha and confirmed qualification for the next stage of the competition.

The team coached by William Batista settled the match in the first half. Gui Amorim put Timãozinho ahead in the 21st minute, while Nicolas Araújo found the net again before halftime to make it 2-0 for Corinthians.

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Corinthians started the match with Matheus Corrêa; Pellegrin, Yago Melo, Levy Dias and Joãozinho; Pedro Thomas, Caraguá and Gui Amorim; Gustavo Correa, Luiz Fernando and Nicolas Araújo. On the bench, the options were Ricardo Shultz, João Vitor, Pedro Paulo, Christian Oliveira, Jonathan, Nícollas, Kayque Dallaqua, Lucca Vaz and Cristian.

On the other side, XV de Jaú took the field with Cipola; Juan Vianna, Isaac, Pacheco and Luizinho; João Gabriel, Adati and Roman; Russo, Erison and Caio.

Although Corinthians controlled much of the first half and created the best chances, the scenario changed after the break. XV de Jaú began to spend more time in the attacking half and increased the pressure in search of a comeback.

The situation became even more complicated for Timãozinho after Yago Melo was shown a red card. With one player less, Corinthians had to focus on defensive organization and relied on an important performance from Matheus Corrêa.

The Corinthians goalkeeper came up big in key moments and made important saves to prevent the home side from cutting the deficit. Even with the numerical advantage, XV de Jaú could not find enough space to break through the opposing defense.

With the result under control, Corinthians managed to withstand the late pressure and confirmed the 2-0 victory. Now, the team awaits the definition of its next opponent in the knockout stage of the Paulista Under-20 Championship.

The round of 16 matches are expected to be played in early October, with the first round initially scheduled for the 2nd.

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