Pedro Raul scores in two straight for Corinthians, first time in 9 months | OneFootball

Pedro Raul is enjoying a different moment since returning to Corinthians. The scorer of one of the goals in the 2-0 win over Red Bull Bragantino on Sunday night (9) in the Brazilian Championship, the center forward found the net in back-to-back matches wearing the black-and-white shirt for the first time since arriving at the club.

The run began last Thursday (6) against Internacional in the Copa do Brasil. At Neo Química Arena, Pedro Raul scored in Corinthians’ 2-1 victory, but the result was not enough to overturn the 2-0 defeat suffered in the first leg in Porto Alegre. With a 3-2 aggregate score in favor of the team from Rio Grande do Sul, Timão ended up being eliminated from the competition.

Three days later, the No. 9 got on the scoresheet again. Against Red Bull Bragantino, Pedro Raul met a cross from Matheuzinho and scored Corinthians’ second goal in the 2-0 win. Rodrigo Garro had opened the scoring for Fernando Diniz’s side.

Photos: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Besides setting a new personal mark in his Corinthians career, the two goals also represent the first time in around nine months that Pedro Raul has scored in consecutive matches.

The last streak like that came in November 2025, when the striker was on loan at Ceará. On that occasion, he scored in a 2-0 win over Fluminense on November 2 and found the net again four days later in a 1-1 draw against Fortaleza.

Pedro Raul had been loaned to the Ceará club at the start of 2025 and stayed there until the end of the season. He later returned to Corinthians for 2026.

More space in Corinthians’ attack

Signed by Corinthians at the start of 2024, Pedro Raul had few chances to play regularly during his first spell at the club. Before the two recent goals, the center forward had scored four times in the black-and-white shirt, against Santo André, São Bernardo, Nacional-PAR, and Red Bull Bragantino.

The first came in March 2024, in a 3-2 win over Santo André in the Paulista Championship. Later that same month, he scored in a 2-0 victory over São Bernardo in the Copa do Brasil. In April, he got on the scoresheet in the 4-0 rout of Nacional-PAR in the Copa Sudamericana. Then, in January 2025, before being loaned to Ceará, Pedro Raul scored in a 2-1 win precisely against Red Bull Bragantino in the Paulista Championship. Until the current streak, that had been his last goal for Corinthians.

With the goals against Internacional and Red Bull Bragantino, the striker reached six goals in a Timão shirt. For the first time, two of those goals came in consecutive matches. The center forward has also been getting more minutes recently. With Yuri Alberto injured, Pedro Raul has gained ground among Fernando Diniz’s attacking options and made the most of his latest opportunities with two goals in a row.

Pedro Raul will have the chance to extend the streak in Corinthians’ next match. Timão return to action on Thursday (13) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), when they visit Rosario Central at the Gigante de Arroyito in Argentina for the first leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16.

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