Under-20 Paulista win shakes up Corinthians' ranking this season | OneFootball

Throughout the afternoon this Saturday (1), Corinthians visited União Suzano at Estádio Francisco Marques Figueira, Suzanão, for their eighth match of the first phase of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship, and beat the opponent 1-0. The win took Timãozinho to 22 points, extending their lead at the top of the state competition in the category, as they now have seven wins and one draw — 18 goals scored and one conceded.

Ferroviária are second with 17 points. Juventus, who host Santos this Sunday (2), have 16. The three points also shook up the 2026 scoring rankings for the Filhos do Terrão. The game’s only goal was scored by defensive midfielder Caraguá in the 32nd minute of the second half.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

The midfielder received a lofted pass near the edge of the box and scored a brilliant goal, side-footing the ball into the goalkeeper’s left corner, leaving him with little chance. As a result, the defensive midfielder drew level with forwards Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’ and Nicolas Araújo, reaching his third goal in 29 matches this season.

Caraguá has been an important piece in the team coached by William Batista. The youngster has the manager’s trust and has been a regular starter this season, leaving his positional competitor, Pedro Thomas (2008), on the bench. His contract with the club from Parque São Jorge runs until December 2028.

Across Corinthians’ Under-17 and Under-20 teams, he has scored three goals in 134 matches — 73 wins, 29 draws, and 32 defeats. After being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Brasileirão in the category by Palmeiras, Timão have won their last three matches, all in the Paulistão — the team’s only competition until the end of the current season — Ponte Preta (H – 7 x 1); Itapirense (H – 4 x 0) and União Suzano (A – 0 x 1).

After beating União Suzano away from home 1-0 in the Paulista Under-20 Championship, Corinthians will remain focused on the state competition. Next Saturday (8), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), the Filhos do Terrão will host Ferroviária at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, Parque São Jorge, in their ninth match of the tournament.

Corinthians Under-20 top scorers in 2026:

1) Luiz Fernando – 17 goals in 32 matches 2) Luiz Gustavo Bahia – six goals in 23 matches 3) Iago Machado – four goals in 23 matches 4) Caraguá* (29 matches), Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’ (29 matches) and Nicolas Araújo (18 matches) – three goals each 5) Nicolas (21 matches), Levy Dias (21 matches), Yago Melo (18 matches), Lorenzo (19 matches), Gui Amorim (19 matches) and Joãozinho (21 matches) – two goals each 6) Ryan Evaristo (four matches), Luiz Eduardo (22 matches), Guilherme Pellegrin (29 matches), Cauã Ribeiro (nine matches), Gustavo Corrêa (19 matches), Christian (19 matches) and Guilherme Pires (30 matches) – one goal each

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