Corinthians beat Athletico-PR, reach Copa do Brasil semi-finals | OneFootball

Corinthians is through to the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil. Timão defeated Athletico-PR once again on Wednesday night at Neo Química Arena, this time by 2-0, confirming their spot in the next stage of the competition. The standout was Gui Negão, who found the net again and also provided an assist for Rodrigo Garro's goal.

The black-and-white team had already won the first leg of the matchup in Curitiba by 1-0. The aggregate score, therefore, ended with a three-goal advantage for the São Paulo side.

What now?

Already qualified, Corinthians now awaits the winner of the clash between Cruzeiro and Atlético-MG to find out their opponent in the Copa do Brasil semifinals. Raposa came out on top in the first match, winning 2-0 away from home, and will decide the tie in front of their fans.

The Minas Gerais derby is scheduled for this Wednesday at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at Mineirão.

📋 Match Summary

⚫ CORINTHIANS 2 X 0 ATHLETICO-PR 🔴

🏆 Competition: Second leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals 🏟️ Venue: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: September 10, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 pm (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 41,450 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 3,557,400.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Angileri, Vitinho, and Matheuzinho (Corinthians); Aguirre, Viveros, and Patrick (Athletico-PR) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals:

🔴 Athletico-PR

Santos; Aguirre, Terán, and Esquivel; Benavídez, Felipinho (Zapelli), Elan Ricardo (Patrick), Dudu, and Léo Derik (Luiz Fernando); Julimar (Leozinho) and Viveros (Renan Peixoto). Coach: Fábio Moreno

⚫ Corinthians

Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gustavo Henrique, João Pedro Tchoca, and Angileri; Maycon, Matheus Bidu, Breno Bidon (Ryan), and Rodrigo Garro (Charles); Memphis Depay (Vitinho) and Gui Negão (Yuri Alberto). Coach: Dorival Júnior

How the match went

Corinthians even started better, but struggled with the final pass and couldn’t create clear chances. On the other side, Athletico-PR gave a scare at the 25th minute. Viveros led a counterattack and opened the scoring for the visitors. However, the goal was disallowed after VAR review due to a foul at the start of the play.

At the 42nd minute, a beautiful individual play by Gui Negão unlocked the match for Timão. The youngster received a pass at the edge of the box, left his marker on the ground, and slipped it through to Rodrigo Garro, who dribbled the goalkeeper and slotted it into the back of the net. A stunner.

Corinthians extended their lead at the 17th minute of the second half, once again with Gui Negão shining. The youngster received the ball from Vitinho in the box, battled with a Furacão defender, and struck with his right foot, beating Santos to increase the advantage.

Athletico-PR had the chance to pull one back at the 28th minute, with a penalty conceded by Matheuzinho. However, Hugo Souza saved Benavídez’s shot. Timão simply controlled the rest of the match and secured qualification without any difficulty.

Upcoming matches

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