Corinthians win at Ponte Preta, lead Paulista U17 third round | OneFootball

Corinthians began the third phase of the Paulista Under-17 Championship with a win. On Saturday morning (3), Timãozinho beat Ponte Preta 2-0 at Chico Vieira Stadium, in Itapira, in the first leg of the state knockout tie.

The two goals of the match were own goals by the Campinas side. Nicolas put the ball into his own net in the first half, while Gabriel Valente repeated the mistake in the second half. With the result, Corinthians take a two-goal advantage into the return leg as they look to secure qualification for the round of 16 at Fazendinha.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Next match

Before facing Ponte Preta again, Corinthians shift their focus to the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. Next Wednesday (7), Timãozinho visit Flamengo at 5:30 p.m. at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, in the first leg of the national competition’s quarterfinals.

In the Paulista, the return match against Ponte Preta will take place next Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fazendinha. The clash will decide a place in the round of 16 of the state competition.

Corinthians lineup

For the first match against Ponte Preta, coach Guilherme Nascimento used most of the category’s regular starters.

Timãozinho started with Gustavo Milani; Brenno Pirituba, Felipe Aguirra, Nathan and Wendel; Lucão, Lucas Splichal and Léo Amistá; Matheus Rocha, Rhyan Ladeira and Kayque Tupã.

On the bench, the coaching staff had Alencar, Kevin Fernando, Estevão Balarin, Ji-Paraná, Pedro Nogueira, Igor Macedo, Miguel Moscardo, Gabriel Cordeiro and Léo Rodrigues.

Two own goals seal black-and-white win

The match at Chico Vieira Stadium had no official broadcast. According to information released by Corinthians themselves, the two goals that secured the black-and-white victory were own goals.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS! In the 31st minute of the first half, Ponte Preta center-back Nicolas turned the ball into his own net and gave Timãozinho the lead: 1-0.

Corinthians took their narrow lead into halftime and managed to extend it in the second half.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS! In the 25th minute of the second half, it was full-back Gabriel Valente’s turn to score an own goal. The Ponte Preta player put the ball into his own net and increased Timãozinho’s lead: 2-0.

With no further changes to the score, the team led by Guilherme Nascimento confirmed the two-goal win and returned to São Paulo in a favorable position in the knockout tie.

The decider will be at Fazendinha

Corinthians and Ponte Preta will meet again next Saturday at 11 a.m., this time at Fazendinha.

After the win in Itapira, Timãozinho will carry the away advantage as they seek qualification for the round of 16 of the Paulista Under-17 Championship.

Before that, however, the team will have another knockout match ahead. The clash against Flamengo on Wednesday opens the battle for a place in the semifinals of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. The match will take place next Wednesday (7) at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro.

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