Corinthians win at Barra-SC, go ahead in Copa do Brasil tie | OneFootball

On the night of this Tuesday (21), Corinthians visited Barra-SC at Estádio da Ressacada, in Florianópolis-SC, for the first leg of the fifth round of the 2026 Copa do Brasil, and won 1-0. Alvinegro’s goal was scored by Jesse Lingard in the first half, securing Corinthians’ advantage for the return match.

The Corinthians coaching staff could not count on goalkeeper Hugo Souza (muscle pain), defensive midfielder André Luiz (flu symptoms), center-back João Pedro Tchoca (pubalgia), left-back Hugo Farias (recovering from knee surgery), midfielders Charles (right heel injury) and Alex Santana (still not physically fit), in addition to forwards Gui Negão (grade 2 muscle injury in the right thigh) and Memphis Depay (grade 2 muscle injury in the front muscle of the right thigh).

Photos: Celo Gil/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians Lineup

With that, coach Fernando Diniz started the match with the following lineup: Kauê; Matheuzinho, André Ramalho, Gustavo Henrique and Fabrizio Angileri; Allan, Matheus Pereira and Jesse Lingard; Pedro Raul, Dieguinho and Kayke.

The bench options were: Felipe Longo, Gabriel Paulista, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro, Yuri Alberto, Vitinho, Raniele, Carrillo, Pedro Milans, Matheus Bidu, Kaio César and Zakaria Labyad.

Barra-SC Lineup

Coach Bernardo Franco started the match with the following lineup: Ewerton; Fábio, Jean Pierre, Alemão and Tetê; Da Rocha, Matheus Barbosa and Henrique; Vargas, Gabriel Silva and Cléo Silva.

The bench options were: Fabian Volpi, Vitão, Vavá, Lazaroni, Pablo Gabriel, Warley, Nicolas, Saymon, Marcelinho, Bernabé, Popó and Matheusinho.

Officiating

The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein (RS), assisted by Maira Mastella Moreira (RS) and Luanderson Lima dos Santos (BA). The fourth official and the VAR were, respectively, William Machado Steffen (SC) and Janette Mara Arcanjo (MG).

Next match

After facing Barra-SC, Corinthians now turn their attention to the Brazilian Championship. Next Sunday (26), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro face Vasco at Neo Química Arena in the 13th round of the competition.

First half:

Corinthians started the match with an attacking approach, but found a well-balanced Barra-SC in the opening minutes. Despite Alvinegro’s attempt to control the game, the home team had more possession early on, exchanging passes and patiently trying to build their plays.

Timão struggled to get out of the opponent’s intense marking and began to come under pressure, especially in midfield. Even so, Barra-SC created little real danger against Kauê’s goal. In the 13th minute, the match was stopped so forward Kayke could receive treatment after going down on the pitch with knee pain. Number 31 could not continue and was replaced by Vitinho.

Shortly after, in the 15th minute, Barra-SC had their best chance of the first half. After a through ball, the Santa Catarina side got off a shot from a good position, but Kauê made a great save to prevent the opener.

After that, the home side kept pressing and made it difficult for Corinthians to play out from the back, with the visitors creating few attacking chances up to the halfway point of the first half. From the 30-minute mark onward, however, Alvinegro began to find more space and started pushing forward more often into the attacking third.

In the 38th minute, Corinthians threatened with a shot from Dieguinho, but the play had already been ruled out for offside. Even so, the team was showing improvement in attack.

When the clock reached 45 minutes, the referee signaled five minutes of stoppage time. CORINTHIANS GOAL: In stoppage time, in the 46th minute, Corinthians opened the scoring. After a free-kick delivery by Matheuzinho, Pedro Raul flicked a header on and found Jesse Lingard, who finished into the back of the net, scoring his first goal in the black-and-white shirt.

The play was reviewed by the video assistant referee (VAR), but the goal was confirmed. As a result, Corinthians went into halftime ahead: 1-0.

Second half:

Corinthians returned for the second half with greater control of possession and more passing combinations, looking for a stronger presence in the attacking half. The black-and-white side began to get forward more frequently, but still found it difficult to turn their possession into clear scoring chances.

The match remained balanced, with Timão staying organized defensively and neutralizing Barra-SC’s moves, while also trying to build attacking plays.

In the 16th minute, Fernando Diniz made two changes: Kaio César came on for Dieguinho, while Zakaria Labyad replaced Jesse Lingard.

Even with the changes, Corinthians maintained their ball-circulation approach, controlling the rhythm of the match but without much efficiency in front of goal. The game then featured few chances and a lot of passing between the teams.

Late on, more substitutions were made. In the 32nd minute, Yuri Alberto replaced Pedro Raul, while Raniele came on for Matheus Pereira. In stoppage time, Barra-SC had their best chance to equalize. In the 48th minute, Da Rocha found himself one-on-one with goal, but shot wide, wasting the opportunity.

After five minutes of added time, the referee ended the match with Corinthians winning 1-0.

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