Corinthians finish preparations to face Flamengo in U20 Brasileirão | OneFootball

On Wednesday morning, Corinthians wrapped up preparations for the decisive clash against Flamengo, valid for the penultimate round of the first phase of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The match will be played this Thursday at 3 p.m. at Fazendinha, with live coverage on Canal UOL.

The team coached by William Batista heads into the match full of momentum. With 28 points and sitting in eighth place in the table, still with a game in hand compared to some rivals, Timãozinho has won three straight matches and depends only on itself to secure qualification for the competition’s quarterfinals.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Agência Corinthians

If they beat Flamengo, Corinthians will mathematically secure a spot among the top eight teams at this stage of the tournament. The Rio-based opponent is also still in the race for qualification and sits just behind them in the table, in 10th place, with 26 points.

Among the players who know the rival well is center-back Levy Dias, signed by Corinthians at the start of this season after a spell at Flamengo. In addition to him, center-back Yago Melo and midfielder Christian Oliveira also left the Rio club to strengthen the black-and-white side.

On the eve of the duel, Levy highlighted the level of difficulty of the match, but showed confidence in the possibility of securing qualification in this very round.

“As could be expected, we want the win to guarantee qualification. We know Flamengo’s quality, but we trust in the strength of our work to put in a great performance and achieve our goal,” the defender said.

In front of its fans and enjoying one of its best moments in the competition, Corinthians will have the chance to turn its recent good run into early qualification for the knockout stage of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship.

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