Corinthians trio called up to Brazil under-20 futsal squad | OneFootball

During this Tuesday (18), Rafael Cadu, head coach of the Brazil Under-20 Futsal National Team, called up 14 players for the South American Championship in the category. Three Corinthians players were included on the list: goalkeeper Bernardo Gazizi and wingers Odara and Vini Dias. The tournament will be held between September 26 and October 4 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The Canarinho is the competition’s biggest winner, with eight titles.

Before traveling to the tournament, the Yellow Shirt will carry out part of its preparation in São José do Vale do Rio Preto, in Rio de Janeiro, as detailed by the Brazilian Futsal Confederation. In the first phase, Brazil is part of Group B alongside Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Group A, in turn, is made up of Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela. The ten countries are divided into two groups of five in a single round-robin format.

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At the end of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals. The other national teams will remain in the competition to play for the intermediate positions, corresponding to fifth through ninth place. The South American Under-20 Futsal Championship takes place every two years and brings together the ten member associations of Conmebol.

The tournament is divided into two phases: the group stage and the knockout stage, which will determine both the teams advancing to the finals and the final positions of the remaining sides. The teams that finish third in Groups A and B will play for fifth place, while the fourth-placed teams will meet for seventh place and the fifth-placed teams will face off for ninth place.

The winners will advance to the final, while those who are defeated will play for third place. As a result, all national teams will have matches in the final stage to determine their path in the competition. Among the Corinthians call-ups, all born in 2007, 19-year-old Vini Dias is the only one who already has experience with the senior team, coached by Fernando Malafaia, scoring one goal and providing one assist in three matches.

Goalkeeper Bernardo Gazizi, on the other hand, has been regularly called up to the Brazil Futsal National Team since the age of 17. In the 2024 season, he was runner-up in the South American Under-17 Championship and, in that same year, was named the best goalkeeper in the world in the category. At the moment, he is part of the team competing in the Talentos LNF, in which Corinthians is in the semifinals.

Finally, Odara is also one of the standout players in Corinthians’ futsal youth academy. Timão’s Under-20 futsal team is coached by Daniel Magalhães, and Odara took part in all four of Alvinegro’s matches in the first phase of the Talentos LNF, scoring one of the team’s goals in the 9-0 thrashing of Atlântico de Erechim.

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