Ponte Preta v Corinthians U17: watch, absentees, XIs, referee | OneFootball

On the morning of this Saturday (3), Corinthians will visit Ponte Preta at Chico Vieira Stadium, in Itapira, in the countryside of São Paulo, at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), for the first leg of the third round of the 2026 Paulista Under-17 Championship. The second leg will take place exactly one week later, at the same time, but this time at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, Parque São Jorge.

Timãozinho heads into the match in good form this season, having won its last five matches: Atlético-MG (H – 2-1), Santa Fé (A – 0-3), Juventude (A – 1-6), Desportivo Brasil (H – 2-0), and Atlético-GO (H – 8-0), matching its longest winning streak of the year, which came during the month of July.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

In the first phase of the Paulista U-17 Championship, Corinthians finished second in Group 12 with 28 points — nine wins, one draw, and two losses — scoring 47 goals and conceding 16. In the second stage, meanwhile, it topped Group 20 with 13 points, from four wins, one draw, and one loss — 14 goals scored and four conceded.

In 2026, the team coached by Guilherme Nascimento, who took charge this year, has recorded 25 wins, five draws, and seven losses, representing a 72% success rate. In addition, the side has scored 119 goals and conceded 40. In the Brasileirão U-17 qualifying stage, the Filhos do Terrão had the second-best campaign with 39 points — 12 wins, three draws, and four losses — 58 goals scored and 20 conceded.

Probable Corinthians lineup

The only absentee should be midfielder Lucca Caramico, who is away on duty with the Brazil U-17 national team. Therefore, the Filhos do Terrão are expected to line up as follows: Matheus Alemão; Kevin Fernando, Felipe Aguirra, Nathan William (Estevão Balarin), and Pedro Nogueira; Rafael Guarnieri, Lucas Splichal, and Gustavo Sales (Léo Amistá); Rhyan Ladeira, Igor Macedo, and Kayque Dallaqua.

Refereeing

The referee will be Lucas Bovi Baptistella, with Enderson Emanoel Turbiani da Silva and Rafael de Souza Penatte as assistants. Leandro Rossi Marostegan will serve as the fourth official.

Broadcast

As of now, where the match will be shown has not been announced. If it is, this article will be updated. Even so, after the final whistle, Central do Timão will provide a report on what happened over the 90 minutes.

Next match

After facing Ponte Preta away from home in the first leg of the third round of the Paulista Under-17 Championship, Corinthians will turn its focus back to the Brasileirão in the category. That is because next Wednesday (7), at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), the Filhos do Terrão will visit Flamengo at Luso-Brasileiro Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, for the first leg of the tournament’s quarterfinals. The second leg will take place on the 13th, at the same time, but this time at Parque São Jorge.

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