Win over Cruzeiro in Brasileirão reshuffles Corinthians U20 ranking in 2026 | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Saturday (20), Corinthians visited Cruzeiro at CT Toca da Raposa, in Belo Horizonte, in a match valid for the 17th round of the first phase of the 2026 Brazilian Under-20 Championship, and beat the opponent by a score of 2-1. The result moved the Corinthians side up from eighth to sixth place with 28 points — eight wins, four draws and five defeats — with 29 goals scored and 22 conceded.

The win over the Minas Gerais team shook up the category’s scoring rankings this season. Midfielder Luiz Gustavo Bahia, who scored in the 23rd minute of the first half after a powerful shot into the top corner from long range, reached his fourth goal of the year in 16 matches, drawing level with center-back Iago Machado as the category’s vice-top scorer.

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Wearing the No. 5 shirt, he is seen as one of the team’s main leaders and returned to the category at the beginning of this year to get more playing time, since he had not been used frequently with the senior squad. At the moment, he is considered a key piece in William Batista’s team. Center-back Yago Melo scored for the first time in a Timão shirt. He was signed from Flamengo after the end of the Copa São Paulo on a free transfer.

The goal came in the 33rd minute of the first half, when Luizinho won a corner on the left side, the ball bounced around inside the box and fell to the defender at the far post, who tapped it into the back of the opponent goalkeeper’s net. Timãozinho’s top scorer this season is Luiz Fernando, who has already scored 12 times in 23 matches.

Corinthians remain focused on the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. That is because next Thursday (25), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), they will face Flamengo at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, in a match valid for the 18th round of the competition’s qualifying phase. Alvinegro come into it on the back of five straight wins this season, three of them in the Brasileirão and two in the state championship.

Corinthians Under-20 top scorers in 2026:

1) Luiz Fernando – 12 goals in 23 matches 2) Luiz Gustavo Bahia* (16 matches) and Iago Machado (17 matches) – four goals each 3) Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’ – three goals in 22 matches 4) Lorenzo (16 matches) and Joãozinho (16 matches) – two goals each 5) Yago Melo*(11 matches), Levy Dias (15 matches), Guilherme Pellegrin (22 matches), Cauã Ribeiro (five matches), Gui Amorim (11 matches), Gustavo Corrêa (12 matches), Christian (15 matches), Nicollas (14 matches) and Guilherme Pires (22 matches) – one goal each

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