Corinthians U17 coach reviews pre-season before Brasileiro, Paulistão | OneFootball

Corinthians is close to officially starting its season in the Under-17 category, which will compete in the Brazilian and Paulista Championships in 2026. One of the novelties for the season is the presence of the young Guilherme Nascimento in the technical area. The professional was hired at the end of last year after a standout performance at Athletico-PR. The state championship begins in April, and the national tournament is scheduled to start in May.

In the last season, the club from Parque São Jorge ended its journey in the Brasileirão Sub-17 in the last round of the first phase, after spending most of the tournament in the qualifying zone for the knockout stage. In the Paulista Championship of the category, however, Timãozinho was eliminated by Red Bull Bragantino in the round of 16. Despite the good collective performance, the results led to the departure of Raphael Laruccia, now an assistant coach at Portuguesa.

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In an interview with the social media of @corinthiansnabase, Guilherme Nascimento commented on the team's preseason period and shared his expectations for the season. In recent days, Timãozinho traveled to Rio de Janeiro, where they faced Flamengo and Vasco in friendly matches at the training centers of both teams. Against Flamengo, they won 5-0. Against Vasco, they lost 3-2, after a comeback.

“The balance was positive, extremely positive. We are in a long preparation period, with official competitions starting in April for the Paulista Championship and in May for the Brazilian Championship. So, this preparation period has been very rich here, and we needed validation, an evaluative process to understand the level we are at, considering external competition. Being able to go to Rio de Janeiro to play against great schools, against Vasco, against Flamengo, and have a positive performance, we leave with a positive evaluation. This brings confidence to our process, it validates that the paths we are pursuing are leading us to the objective we want to reach.“

“It also brings, along with it, a series of notes and adjustments that we need to make to be at the competitive level required for official competitions. The individual and collective performance of the athletes was valuable, and we have more conviction in the path we are taking,” he said.

Check out the quotes from Timãozinho's coach below:

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