Corinthians Women striker ends eight-month goal drought | OneFootball

Last Sunday, Corinthians cruised to an 8-0 thrashing of América of Mexico, securing third place in the Teal Rising Cup. One of the standout performers was forward Carol Nogueira, who came off the bench in the second half and found the net again for the club after a long spell.

The last time No. 77 had scored was on August 12 of last year, in a 2-0 win over Ferroviária in the sixth round of the Campeonato Paulista, in a match played at Pacaembu. Since then, the player went through a period away from the team. Between the end of August and the end of October, Carol requested leave for personal reasons and did not take part in the team’s major achievements, such as the Brasileirão and Libertadores titles.

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Even after returning at the end of October, the forward took time to get back into action. It was about five months before she stepped onto the field again wearing the Corinthians shirt. Her return came on March 23 this year, when she started in the 4-0 win over América Mineiro. However, she stayed on the field for only 20 minutes, leaving the match after feeling pain in her leg and being replaced by Ivana Fuso.

In the match against América-MEX, Carol earned more minutes again when she came on in the 22nd minute of the second half and made the difference: she scored twice, in the 30th and 39th minutes, netting her first goals of the 2026 season. Besides her, other players also took advantage of the rout to open their accounts for the year. Paola Garcia and Ariel Godoi scored their first goals of the season during the match.

With the friendly tournament now over, Corinthians turn their focus back to the Brazilian Championship. Their next match will be on Monday, April 20, away from home against Juventude at Parque Esportivo Montanha dos Vinhedos, in the seventh round of the competition.

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