Corinthians thrash Botafogo in Brasileirão Under-17 clash | OneFootball

Corinthians made light work of Botafogo and secured a convincing victory on Tuesday afternoon in the fifth round of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. Playing at Fazendinha, Timãozinho won 4-0, with two goals from Miguel Moscardo and one each from Lucas Lopes and Lucca Caramico.

For the match, head coach Guilherme Nascimento had to deal with two absences. Defensive midfielder Ji-Paraná served a suspension after being sent off in the previous round, while attacking midfielder Léo Rodrigues was sidelined with edema.

Photo: ©Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

Given the circumstances, the coach started the match with the following lineup: Gustavo Milani; Breno Augusto, Nathan William, Ronaldo Henrique and Wendel; Lucas Lopes, Lucca Caramico and Léo Amistá; Matheus Rocha, Gustavo Sales and Miguel Moscardo.

As options on the bench, Corinthians had Matheus Alemão, Kevin Fernando, Felipe Aguirra, Estevão Balarin, Rafael Luiz, Rhyan Ladeira, Thiago Coelho, Piracicaba, Luan Banhado, Rafael Guarnieri, Lucas Splichal and Jerry.

On the other side, Botafogo, coached by Douglas Coelho, took the field with Bruno Samudio; Luiz Alberto, Luigi, Herick and Tchê Tchê; Willian Gabriel, Davi Silva and Pedro Pit; Gustavo Santiago, Cauã Machado and Bernardo Germano.

The black-and-white side showed its superiority from the opening minutes. After pressing and creating good attacking chances, they opened the scoring through Miguel Moscardo and doubled the lead before halftime with Lucas Lopes, taking a 2-0 advantage into the break.

In the second half, Corinthians maintained control of the match and allowed no reaction from the opposition. Even when called into action, Gustavo Milani came up with important saves to ensure defensive solidity.

Up front, Timãozinho remained efficient and turned the win into a rout. Miguel Moscardo found the net again to score his second of the match, while Lucca Caramico completed the scoring, sealing the 4-0 victory at Fazendinha.

Corinthians Under-17’s next match will be this Saturday, this time in the Paulista Championship for the category. In the eighth round of the state competition, Timãozinho will face Terceiro Milênio at 11 a.m. at CERET.

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