Corinthians beaten by Novorizontino, out in Paulista semi-final | OneFootball

The Corinthians have been eliminated from the Campeonato Paulista. On Saturday night, Timão lost 1-0 to Novorizontino at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, bidding farewell to the State Championship in the semifinals. Mayk scored the decisive goal, securing Novo Horizonte's team a spot in the final.

Situation in the Paulista

With this result, Novorizontino repeated the feat of the former Grêmio Esportivo Novorizontino, which reached the Paulista final in 1990. The former team ceased activities in 1999, while the current one was founded in 2010. The current Tigre do Vale shares the same colors and stadium.

Coach Enderson Moreira's team now awaits the winner of the classic between Palmeiras and São Paulo to find out who their opponent will be in the grand final. The home and away games are scheduled for March 4 and 8, Wednesday and Sunday.

The team from the interior of São Paulo still has a good chance of deciding the final at home. Only a victory by Palmeiras by four goals or more would take the second game away from Novo Horizonte (SP).

On the other side, Corinthians will not have the chance to defend the title. Timão exited the competition in the State Championship semifinals and will now focus on the Brazilian Championship.

TECHNICAL SHEET 🟡⚫ NOVORIZONTINO 1 x 0 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista (semifinal) 🏟️ Location: Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP) 📅 Date: February 28, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 8:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 10,899 people 🟨 Yellow cards: Matheus Bianqui, Dantas, Castrillón, and Jordi (Novorizontino) / Matheuzinho, Allan, Breno Bidon, André, and Gui Negão (Corinthians) 🟥 Red cards: None

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GOAL

NOVORIZONTINO 🟡⚫

Jordi; Alvariño, Dantas, Patrick, and Mayk (Eduardo Brock); Oyama, Léo Naldi, and Rômulo (Juninho); Matheus Bianqui (Castrillón), Vinícius Paiva (Tavinho), and Robson. Coach: Enderson Moreira

CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, and Matheus Bidu; Raniele (Vitinho), Allan (Gui Negão), André (Carrillo), Bidon (Pedro Raul), and Garro (Dieguinho); Memphis Depay. Coach: Dorival Júnior

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How was the game?

After 15 minutes, the first shot of the game came. Alvariño appeared on the right side and crossed into the area, but Matheus Bianqui headed wide. Two minutes later, Robson moved down the left side and crossed to the far post. Vinícius Paiva, however, couldn't finish and sent it out.

At 22 minutes, Corinthians attempted their first shot with Memphis Depay. The Dutchman took a free kick from the left side of the field and shot over the goal. At 30 minutes, Raniele found a pass to André. The midfielder cut inside, entered the area, and shot hard at the goal, with Jordi deflecting it for a corner.

At 36 minutes, Timão almost opened the scoring. Matheuzinho crossed to the far post, and Bidu hit it first time, but missed the shot and sent it out.

Second half

Two minutes into the second half, Garro made a great pass to Bidon behind the defense. The number 7 controlled it but couldn't get past Jordi, who secured it. A minute later, Memphis received from Bidon and shot from outside the area. The ball deflected off Patrick and nearly went in, but went for a corner.

At 10 minutes, Timão came close again. Garro switched play to Matheuzinho, who passed to Memphis. The Dutchman returned it, and the fullback shot first time, narrowly missing the post.

At 28 minutes of the second half, Novorizontino opened the scoring. Robson crossed to the far post, and Mayk appeared as a surprise element, finishing into the net and sealing the home team's qualification. Corinthians tried to apply final pressure and almost scored with Dieguinho, but Jordi saved.

Next game for Novorizontino

Next game for Corinthians

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