Charles strikes late, Corinthians beat Vitória away in the Brasileirão

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·25 de octubre de 2025

Charles strikes late, Corinthians beat Vitória away in the Brasileirão

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the afternoon of this Saturday, the 25th, Corinthians returned to the field for the Brazilian Championship. In a match held at Barradão, in Salvador, valid for the 30th round of the national competition, Timão faced Vitória and, in a balanced game, won 1-0, with a goal from Charles at the end of the second half.

With this result, the Alvinegro provisionally rises to ninth place in the tournament with 39 points, reaching their tenth win, with nine draws and 11 losses. So far, the team has scored 32 goals and conceded 35 in the competition. However, the team's final position may still change depending on the other results of the round.

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The coaching staff could not count on the following players for the match against the team from Minas Gerais: Matheuzinho and Maycon, suspended, and Hugo Souza, André, and Vitinho, injured. However, Gustavo Henrique returned after suspension, while André Ramalho and André Carrillo were available again after completing physical transition stages during the week.

Given this, coach Dorival Júnior started the match with: Felipe Longo; João Pedro, Raniele and André Ramalho; José Martínez, André Carrillo, Breno Bidon, Matheus Bidu and Rodrigo Garro; Memphis Depay and Yuri Alberto. Among the substitutes, the options were Matheus Donelli, Félix Torres, André Ramalho, Romero, Cacá, Fabrizio Angileri, Talles Magno, Hugo, Charles, Ryan, Gui Negão and Dieguinho.

Vitória’s Lineup

Coach Jair Ventura lined up the following team to start the match: Lucas Arcanjo; Paulo Roberto, Lucas Halter, Camutanga, Zé Marcos, Ramon, Willian Oliveira, Ronald, Aitor Cantalapiedra, Erick and Renato Kayzer.

Refereeing

The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio (GO), assisted by Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira (CE) and Leone Carvalho Rocha (GO). The fourth official and VAR were, respectively, Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim (AL) and Braulio da Silva Machado (SC).

First Half

Just four minutes in, Matheus Bidu advanced down the right, got past Ramon and passed to Memphis at the edge of the box, but the striker couldn’t control it and Lucas Arcanjo claimed the ball. Vitória responded right after: Lucas Halter sent a long ball to Renato Kayzer, who tried a shot from far out to surprise Felipe Longo, but the shot went wide.

At eight minutes, Timão attacked again: Garro found a beautiful pass behind the defense, and Yuri Alberto shot with his left, but saw Zé Marcos deflect it for a corner. On the corner, Memphis sent in a tight ball, the goalkeeper cleared it and Carrillo tried from outside, but missed, though the referee had already stopped the play for a foul on Vitória’s keeper.

After a few minutes without major chances, the home team attacked again at 24. Erick advanced down the right and shot, but João Pedro blocked. A minute later, Erick took the corner and Willian Oliveira headed it off target. At 28, Cantalapiedra found a good pass to Ramon, who forced a great save from Felipe Longo, but the assistant had already flagged for offside.

Corinthians tried to respond from a set piece at 32 minutes, when Garro took a curling corner. Bidu shot poorly, the rebound fell again to number 8, who was offside, stopping the play. Vitória’s answer came at 35 minutes, with a shot from Ronald over the bar after a pass from Erick on the right.

In the final minutes, the Alvinegro grew into the game. At 41, Garro found a precise pass to Bidu, who shot at Lucas Halter. On the rebound, the Corinthians full-back came in free and forced a great save from the opposing goalkeeper. Finally, at 47, Garro put Yuri Alberto through on goal. The striker dribbled the keeper and shot wide, but the play was ruled offside.

Second Half

Corinthians started the final half looking to keep possession, while Vitória tried to accelerate down the flanks. In the first minute, Memphis took a tight corner and the Bahia defense cleared the danger. Minutes later, Garro almost surprised from a free kick: the ball went just over the crossbar guarded by Thiago Couto.

Vitória responded at eight minutes, when Aitor received a through ball, entered the box and shot hard, forcing a good save from Felipe Longo. Three minutes later, Matheuzinho and Erick combined well on the right; the cross sought Aitor at the back post, but the Spaniard shot over.

At 16, Dorival Júnior made his first change, swapping Carrillo for Charles. Corinthians tried again from a set piece at 19, when Garro took a quick free kick to Bidu, who crossed poorly. Shortly after, at 22, the Alvinegro number 10 sent another free kick into the box; the defense cleared, and Martínez struck first-time, forcing Thiago Couto to stretch and send it for a corner.

Vitória responded in sequence. At 27, Aitor started a quick play down the left and found Ramon, whose cross was too strong. In the next minute, Aitor himself took a corner and Renzo López won in the air, but headed over. The home side kept up the pressure: at 33, Aitor crossed and Ramon challenged Felipe Longo, committing a foul on the Alvinegro goalkeeper.

Right after, at 34 minutes, Corinthians were reduced to ten men: Breno Bidon committed a hard foul on Lucas Halter, received a second yellow and was sent off. To try to manage the situation, Dorival reorganized the team, taking off Yuri Alberto for André Ramalho.

Even with a numerical disadvantage, it was the People’s Team who opened the scoring: at 41 minutes, after a corner cleared by Thiago Couto, Memphis recovered the ball, passed to João Pedro, who shot hard. The goalkeeper saved again, but Charles seized the rebound and finished into the net: Corinthians 1 x 0!

Near stoppage time, Dorival brought on Gui Negão and Angileri, replacing Garro and Memphis. In the final minutes, Vitória still pressed for an equalizer, forcing Felipe Longo to make a miraculous save at 44, on a shot from Aitor after a cross by Erick. The home side kept pressing, but Corinthians held on and secured the win away from home!

Next Match

Now, Corinthians remain focused on the national competition. On November 2nd, at 4pm, the Alvinegro hosts Grêmio at the Neo Química Arena, for the 31st round of the national competition.

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