Late goal lifts Corinthians over Vitória, clear of relegation zone | OneFootball

Corinthians won their second consecutive match for the first time in the Brazilian Championship. On Saturday afternoon, with one player less, Timão defeated Vitória 1-0 at Barradão, in the 30th round of the national tournament. Midfielder Charles scored late in the game and secured the victory for the black-and-white team.

Standings

With this result, Corinthians achieved their second consecutive win for the first time in the Brazilian Championship. Timão climbed to ninth place in the standings and reached 39 points, moving away from the relegation zone and, at least for now, appearing in the upper part of the table.

On the other hand, Vitória lost again after a streak of two consecutive wins and failed to leave the relegation zone. Leão remains in 17th place, with 31 points.

📋 Match Details

🔴⚫ VITÓRIA 0 x 1 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (30th round) 🏟️ Venue: Barradão, in Salvador (BA) 📅 Date: October 25, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 4:00 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Jair Ventura [coach], Ronald, Lucas Halter, Matheuzinho, Ramon, Lucas Arcanjo, and Camutanga (Vitória); José Martínez, Raniele, Breno Bidon, and Garro (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: Breno Bidon (Corinthians)

Goal

🔴⚫ Vitória

Lucas Arcanjo (Thiago Couto); Lucas Halter, Camutanga, and Zé Marcos; Paulo Roberto (Matheuzinho), Willian Oliveira, Ronald (Dudu), and Ramon; Erick, Aitor, and Renato Kayzer (Renzo López). Coach: Jair Ventura

⚫⚪ Corinthians

Felipe Longo; João Pedro Tchoca, Raniele, and Gustavo Henrique; José Martínez, André Carrillo (Charles), Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro (Angileri), and Matheus Bidu; Memphis Depay (Gui Negão), and Yuri Alberto (André Ramalho). Coach: Dorival Júnior

How the match went

After eight minutes, Corinthians had their first chance to shoot, with Yuri Alberto, who received a through ball from Garro and shot, but the defense deflected it. On the ensuing Memphis corner, Lucas Arcanjo punched it away and Carrillo struck the rebound first-time, but the Vitória goalkeeper made the save. However, the referee called a foul on the keeper and disallowed the Peruvian’s shot.

At 24 minutes, Vitória responded with a shot from Erick, who broke into the box and aimed for the far post, but João Pedro Tchoca deflected it. Four minutes later, Ramon received a perfect pass inside the area and went one-on-one with Felipe Longo, but the goalkeeper made a great save to prevent the goal. The play was later ruled offside.

At 41 minutes, Garro found a great pass to Matheus Bidu, who battled with Lucas Halter and came away with the ball. The left-back went one-on-one with Thiago Couto in the six-yard box and shot from point-blank range, but the goalkeeper made a great save to deny the black-and-white team. In stoppage time, Yuri Alberto went one-on-one with Thiago Couto, dribbled past the goalkeeper and had an open goal, but shot wide. However, the assistant referee flagged for offside.

Second half

Six minutes into the second half, Garro took a direct free kick and the ball went just over the crossbar. Two minutes later, Vitória responded. Aitor received a through ball on the left, broke into the box, and fired a powerful shot, but Felipe Longo pushed it out for a corner.

At 22 minutes, Martínez picked up a loose ball at the edge of the box and shot hard, but Thiago Couto pushed it out for a corner. In the next play, Garro crossed into the area and Tchoca headed straight into the hands of the Vitória goalkeeper. At 38 minutes, Vitória nearly opened the scoring at Barradão. Matheuzinho played in Renzo López, who shot low and saw the ball go just wide of the left post and out for a goal kick.

It was at 41 minutes that Corinthians broke the deadlock at Barradão. Garro took a tight corner and Thiago Couto punched it away. Memphis got the rebound and crossed into the middle of the area. After a scramble, Charles headed it into the back of the net, making it 1-0 for Timão. In the final minutes, Felipe Longo made a fantastic save on a header from Renzo López to prevent Vitória’s equalizer.

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