Corinthians visit Pato chasing LNF quarter-final place | OneFootball

Corinthians visit Pato Futsal on Saturday for the second leg of the LNF, the Liga Nacional de Futsal, round of 16. The match is at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski in Paraná at 17:00.

Meu Timao notes the format, with the top four advancing directly to the quarter-finals, while teams five to 12 contest the last 16.

Corinthians still reached the knockouts despite finishing 11th in the first phase. The São Paulo club collected 16 points, with four wins, four draws and seven defeats. Pato finished sixth with 24 points.

The first leg on Monday ended 1-1, leaving the tie finely poised.

Coach Fernando Malafaia is expected to field a full-strength side. The likely starting five is Lucas Oliveira, Lucas Martins, Paiva, Maicon and Fabinho.

LNFTV on YouTube and Xsports on YouTube and free-to-air TV will show the game live.

Source: Meu Timao

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