Corinthians beaten at home by Vasco in the Under-20 Championship | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field this Saturday to face Vasco da Gama in a match valid for the 12th round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. Playing at Fazendinha, Timãozinho ended up being beaten by the narrow score of 1-0.

The team coached by William Batista started the match with Matheus Corrêa; Pellegrin, Lorenzo, Levy Dias and Joãozinho; Caraguá, Bahia and Pires; Nícollas, Luizinho and Luiz Fabio Favela. As options on the bench, the black-and-white coach had Nikão, Christian Oliveira, Cauã Ribeiro, Pedro Thomas, Léo Rodrigues, Dodô, Gustavo Correa, Lucca Vaz Dourado, Cristian, Luiz Eduardo and Araújo.

Photo: ©Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

On the other side, Vasco, managed by Matheus Curopos, began the match with Phillipe Gabriel; Lucas Melim, Bruno André, Breno Sales and Alison; Medina, Gustavo Guimarães and Samuel; Zuccarello, Lócio and Andrey Fernandes.

The first half was quite scrappy, marked by many fouls and few clear goal-scoring chances. As time went on, however, the teams began to find more space and managed to create some attacking moves.

Even showing defensive solidity for much of the first half, Corinthians ended up paying the price on a play that originated after fouls committed near the box. Vasco made better use of the moment and managed to open the scoring before halftime.

The situation became even more complicated for Timãozinho in the final minutes of the first half. After committing a foul in attack, defensive midfielder Bahia received his second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Corinthians with one player fewer for the rest of the match.

After the break, the match lost intensity compared to the first half. Despite being a man down, Corinthians tried to take control of the attacking play in search of an equalizer and spent more time in the attacking half.

Even creating a few chances, the black-and-white side could not turn the pressure into a goal and ended up confirming a 1-0 home defeat.

With the result, Corinthians ends the round in eighth place in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship with 18 points, a position that still secures qualification for the next stage of the competition.

Now, Timãozinho turns its attention to the derby against Palmeiras, valid for the 13th round of the national tournament. The Derby is scheduled for Tuesday the 19th at 6 p.m., once again at Fazendinha.

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