Corinthians under-20s given option for crunch clash after STJD hearing | OneFootball

Corinthians Under-20 will be able to count on Christian Oliveira dos Santos in the decisive clash against XV de Jaú in the Paulista Championship. Tried on the morning of this Thursday (24) by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD), the center-back received a one-match suspension, which was converted into a warning. As a result, the defender is available for this Friday’s (25) match at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), at Fazendinha, in the second leg of the second phase of the state tournament.

The information was first published by Meu Timão. The trial took place more than four months after the incident that led Christian to the Court. On May 6, during Corinthians’ Brazilian Under-20 Championship campaign, the defender was shown a red card against Fluminense.

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In that match, won 3-0 by the Rio de Janeiro side, Christian had originally been shown a yellow card on the field. After a VAR review, however, the refereeing team overturned the decision and issued a straight red. In the match report, it was recorded that the center-back struck the opponent’s knee with his studs.

Christian’s situation was decided before the decisive match

In Court, Corinthians sought the player’s acquittal. The defense argued that the contact occurred during a challenge for the ball, with both players involved in the play, and maintained that there was no violent action by the black-and-white defender.

That view was not fully accepted in the judgment. The rapporteur concluded that Christian acted recklessly and therefore should receive a punishment.

Even so, the athlete’s disciplinary record weighed on the definition of the penalty. As he had no prior record with the STJD and is still part of the Under-20 category, Christian received the minimum sanction of one match. The suspension was ultimately converted into a warning, preventing another absence for Timãozinho’s coach.

The decision comes on the eve of an important fixture for the remainder of the youth team’s season. Corinthians host XV de Jaú this Friday at 3 p.m., needing to protect the advantage built in the first meeting to stay alive in the Paulista Under-20 Championship.

In the first leg, played last Monday (21), Timãozinho beat their opponent 3-2. The second match takes place at Fazendinha and will determine the teams’ future in the state competition.

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