XV de Jaú v Corinthians U20: watch, absentees, line-ups, referee | OneFootball

Corinthians will visit XV de Jaú this Monday afternoon (21) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Zezinho Magalhães, in Jaú, in the countryside of São Paulo, for the first leg of the second round of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship. The Sons of Terrão are aiming to win the tournament in the category for the first time since 2015. Last year, they were knocked out in the round of 16 by Santos – a 3-1 comeback defeat at Vila Belmiro.

In the first round of this year’s state competition, Corinthians finished second in Group 1 with 32 points, totaling 10 wins, two draws, and one loss, with 29 goals scored and only three conceded. Santos finished top of the group with the same number of points and the same record, but had the advantage on goal difference (27 to 26).

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

In the overall standings, meanwhile, Alvinegro had the seventh-best campaign, behind Red Bull Bragantino (39), Palmeiras (35), Ibrachina (34), Guarani (34), São Paulo (34), and Santos (32). The club from Parque São Jorge ended the first phase of the state championship with a 4-0 home thrashing of América-SP last Saturday, September 12.

Probable Corinthians lineup

Timão Under-20 head coach William Batista is expected to field the following team to start the match against the countryside side: Matheus Corrêa; Guilherme Pellegrin, Yago Melo, Levy Dias and Joãozinho; Luiz Gustavo Bahia, Caraguá and Gui Amorim; Gustavo Corrêa, Luiz Fernando and Nicolas Araújo.

Officiating

The referee will be Rinaldo Diego de Oliveira, assisted by Pablo Lemos Fillet and Leonardo Franzoni Guarnieri. Nelson Marques da Silva will serve as the fourth official.

Broadcast

Corinthians fans who are not at Estádio Zezinho Magalhães, in Jaú, in the countryside of São Paulo, will be able to watch the match exclusively on TNT Sports (pay TV). After the final whistle, Central do Timão will bring a report on everything that happened over the 90 minutes of the match.

Next match

After facing XV de Jaú away from home, Corinthians remain focused on the second round of the Paulista Championship in the category. Next Friday (25), also at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), but this time at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, they will play the second leg of the state knockout round.

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