Pato v Corinthians Futsal: where to watch and likely line-up | OneFootball

Corinthians will visit Pato late this Saturday afternoon (3), at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski, in Paraná, for the second leg of the 2026 National Futsal League (LNF) quarterfinal playoff. In the first match, played last Monday (28) at Wlamir Marques, the two teams drew 1-1.

The club from Parque São Jorge heads into the match on a positive run this season, as it has not been beaten in its last six games. During that span, there were three wins (Ferroviária Pinda, Guarulhense, and Boca Juniors) and three draws (São José, Joaçaba, and Pato), with 10 goals scored and only three conceded. The matches were part of the Campeonato Paulista, the LNF, and the International Futsal Challenge.

Photo: Beto Miller/Agência Corinthians

The last defeat of the year came on August 27, when the team lost 3-1 away to Magnus in the state championship. It is worth remembering that Alvinegro finished the first phase in 11th place out of 16 teams, with 16 points from 15 matches — four wins, four draws, and seven losses — scoring 24 goals and conceding 29, which secured a place in the quarterfinal playoffs for teams placed fifth through 12th.

The top four teams advanced directly to the knockout stage. In the first phase, Pato finished sixth with 24 points. In 2018, the two teams also met in the quarterfinals of the competition, and the Paraná side came out on top. On November 5 of that year, they drew 1-1. Five days later, Alvinegro was beaten 4-2.

Probable Corinthians lineup

Coach Fernando Malafaia is expected to start the match with the following five-man unit: Lucas Oliveira; Lucas Martins, Paiva, Maicon, and Fabinho.

Broadcast

Corinthians fans who are not at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski in Paraná will be able to watch the match on LNF TV (the official channel of the National Futsal League) and XSports (free-to-air and on YouTube). After the final buzzer, Central do Timão will provide a report on what happened in the match.

Next fixture

If they advance, Alvinegro will face Magnus in the quarterfinals. In addition to the national tournament, Corinthians is also competing in the Campeonato Paulista, a competition in which it finished the first phase in third place overall, with 11 wins, three draws, and one loss — 51 goals scored and 19 conceded. Timão is awaiting the release of the quarterfinal details from the Federação Paulista de Futsal (FPF).

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