Corinthians U17 wrap up preparations for Paulista decider | OneFootball

Corinthians U-17 wrapped up preparations this Friday (18) for another decisive match in the Paulista Championship for the age group. Leading its group, Timãozinho will visit Santa Fé this Saturday (19), with the chance to secure an early spot in the knockout stage of the state competition.

The match will be played at Estádio Municipal Evandro de Paula, in Santa Fé do Sul, in the countryside of São Paulo, for the 19th and penultimate round of the competition’s second phase. For Guilherme Nascimento’s squad, the equation is simple: an away win mathematically guarantees qualification.

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The black-and-white team sits first in Group 20, with seven points earned. So, besides looking to bounce back after the setback suffered in the previous Paulista round, Corinthians can put itself in a strong position in the tournament even before the final match of this stage.

Timãozinho comes in boosted by a win in the Brazilian Championship

Although its focus has now shifted to the state competition, the U-17 side heads into the match on a high after a positive result in another tournament. Last Wednesday (16), the Sons of Terrão beat Atlético-MG in the Brazilian Championship for the age group.

With little time between matches, the squad held its final training session this Friday before traveling to the northwest of São Paulo state. Now, the goal is to carry the momentum from the national tournament into the closing stretch of the second phase of the Paulistão.

Rhyan Ladeira highlighted the team’s current run in the Brazilian Championship, but stressed that the focus is already on the challenge against Santa Fé and the possibility of securing qualification in the state tournament.

“We’re very happy with our imminent qualification in the Brazilian Championship, which is the result of the entire team’s hard work, but we’ve already turned the page and are focused on our next challenge, which is beating Santa Fé and securing our qualification in the Paulista Championship, which is also a very competitive tournament and one where we want to go as far as possible,” the forward said.

That way, Corinthians takes the field this Saturday depending only on itself to advance early. A win over Santa Fé secures the Sons of Terrão a place in the next stage of the Paulista U-17 Championship, with one round still left before the end of this phase of the competition.

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