Flying start sees Corinthians beat Jabaquara in the under-20 Paulista | OneFootball

Corinthians U-20 took the field on Friday afternoon (14) and beat Jabaquara 2-0 in a match valid for the 12th round of the Paulista Championship in the category. The result leaves Alvinegro more firmly at the top than ever in the group.

With a dominant start, the black-and-white side opened the scoring just four minutes into the match, through Luizinho from the penalty spot. A few minutes later, in the 12th minute of the first half, the Terrão youngsters doubled the lead with Araújo, who received the ball inside the box and made no mistake.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

Coach William Batista sent out a starting lineup of Matheus, Pellegrin, Christian Oliveira, Levy Dias, Joãozinho, Pedro Thomas, Bahia, Gui Amorim, Gustavo Correa, Luizinho, and Araújo. On the bench, Pietro, Cauã Ribeiro, Pedro Paulo, Caraguá, Dodô, Molina, Pires, Ryan Evaristo, and Cristian were available.

The undefeated leader of Group 1 in the state championship, Corinthians has 28 points and has already secured a place in the next stage of the tournament.

On the rise

With the result in Baixada Santista, Corinthians matched its longest positive run of the year. Between May and June, Timão recorded five straight wins across the Paulista Championship and the Brazilian Championship.

In the current run, which began right after the elimination against Palmeiras, the Sons of Terrão have beaten Ponte Preta, Itapirense, União Suzano, Ferroviária, and now Jabaquara.

Next match

After Friday’s victory, Corinthians will return to the field in the U-20 Paulista Championship a week from now to face Juventus at 3 p.m.

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