Hugo Souza stars in shootout as Corinthians reach semi-finals | OneFootball

The Corinthians have qualified for the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista. Timão fell behind but managed to equalize 1-1 with Portuguesa in the final minutes of the match held this Sunday night at Canindé, and won on penalties, 8-7. Goalkeeper Hugo Souza, who had already saved a penalty during regular time, shone in the shootout and saved two more shots.

On to the Semis

Corinthians' opponent in the next phase of the Paulistão will be Novorizontino, who eliminated Santos earlier. The match, scheduled for next weekend, will be a single game, with the home advantage going to the team from the interior of São Paulo.

On the other side of the bracket, São Paulo will face Palmeiras. The alviverde team will play as the home team in the Choque-Rei.

📋 Match Summary

🔴🟢 PORTUGUESA 1 (8) x (7) 1 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista (quarterfinals) 🏟️ Venue: Canindé, in São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: February 22, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 8:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 12,784 spectators 💰 Revenue: R$ 1,306,840.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Caio Roque, Eduardo Biazus, João Vitor, and Bruno Bertinato (Portuguesa); Breno Bidon and Gustavo Henrique (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals:

🔴🟢 Portuguesa

Bruno Bertinato; João Vitor, Gustavo Henrique, Eduardo Biazus (Carlos Lima), and Caio Roque (Gustavo Salomão); Zé Vitor, Guilherme Portuga (Eric Botteghin), and Gabriel Pires (Hudson); Ewerthon (Cauari), Maceió, and Renê. Coach: Fabio Matias

⚫⚪ Corinthians

Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, André Ramalho, Gustavo Henrique, and Matheus Bidu (Kayke); Raniele (Garro), Allan, André, and Breno Bidon (Dieguinho); Memphis Depay (Pedro Raul) and Gui Negão (Vitinho). Coach: Dorival Júnior

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How was the game?

The first big chance of the game was for Portuguesa. At 15 minutes, Zé Vitor dispossessed Allan and passed to Maceió, who found himself one-on-one with Hugo Souza. The forward tried to shoot past the goalkeeper, who managed to deflect the ball with his fingertips, preventing Lusa's goal.

At 23 minutes, after another defensive error by Corinthians, Renê entered the area with freedom and attempted to dribble Hugo Souza, who brought him down. The referee did not hesitate and awarded the penalty. Renê shot low to the left corner, but Hugo stretched out and saved his 12th penalty in the black and white jersey.

Timão finally threatened Bruno Bertinato's goal at 30 minutes. Gui Negão received from Breno Bidon on the right side of the attack and crossed into the area for Memphis Depay, who stretched to reach the ball but ended up shooting wide.

Portuguesa took advantage of a mistake by Raniele and opened the scoring at 37 minutes. The midfielder tried to clear but ended up sending the ball near Corinthians' area. Renê won the duel with André Ramalho and passed to Zé Vitor, who unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the area to find the net. This time, Hugo could do nothing.

Second Half

Despite the lead, Lusa returned stronger after the break and almost scored a second goal two minutes into the second half. João Vitor received on the right side, entered the area, and shot across, but Hugo Souza parried it.

Dorival made changes to Corinthians, who responded at 28 minutes. After a beautiful triangulation on the left, Matheus Bidu crossed to Pedro Raul, unmarked at the far post. The forward, however, shot poorly and wasted a golden opportunity.

The score seemed settled, but Vitinho equalized at 47 minutes. The forward received a pass behind João Vitor, controlled it skillfully in the area, and fired to level the match and take it to penalties.

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