São Bento v Corinthians U20: how to watch, team news, line-ups, ref | OneFootball

Corinthians visit São Bento this Friday afternoon (4) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro, in Sorocaba, for their 12th match of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship. At the moment, Alvinegro lead Group 1 with 28 points — nine wins, one draw, and one loss, with 25 goals scored and only three conceded. The club from Parque São Jorge has the fourth-best overall campaign: Red Bull Bragantino (36), Ibrachina (30), Palmeiras (29) — all with 12 matches played — followed by Timão.

With only two rounds left until the end of the first phase, the Filhos do Terrão have already qualified for the second phase and, against the Sorocaba side, will look to secure first place in their group with one game to spare. For that to happen, Santos, who are second with 26 points, need to draw or lose their away match against Portuguesa Santista. Timãozinho had been unbeaten in the tournament until the last round, when they were defeated by Ferroviária, 2-1, after coming from ahead, in Santana de Paranaíba, in the interior of São Paulo.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Probable Corinthians lineup

Coach William Batista is expected to field the following team to start the match: Matheus Corrêa; Guilherme Pellegrin, Yago Melo, Levy Dias and Joãozinho; Pedro Thomas, Caraguá and Gui Amorim; Gustavo Corrêa, Luiz Fernando ‘Luizinho’ and Nicolas Araújo.

Officiating

The referee will be Marcelo Butafava Zago, assisted by Claudio Rafael Ribeiro and Elias Cedraz Santiago Carneiro. The fourth official will be Leomar de Jesus Oliveira. There is no VAR (video assistant referee) in the competition.

Broadcast

Corinthians fans who want to follow the match will have only the Paulistão YouTube channel as an option — live, free, and with video. After the final whistle, Central do Timão will bring a report on what happened over the 90 minutes.

Next match

After facing São Bento away from home in the state championship for the category, Corinthians, already qualified for the second phase, remain focused on the state tournament — the team’s only competition until the end of the season. That is because next Saturday (12), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will host América of São Paulo at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, Parque São Jorge, for the 13th and final match of the competition’s opening stage.

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