Pedro Raul hails set-pieces, celebrates return as Corinthians lead | OneFootball

On the night of this Tuesday (21), Corinthians visit Barra-SC at Estádio da Ressacada, in Florianópolis-SC, for the first leg of the fifth round of the 2026 Copa do Brasil. Alvinegro went into halftime leading 1-0.

As he left the pitch, forward Pedro Raul spoke to Amazon Prime and highlighted the importance of set pieces to the team’s performance, while also celebrating the opportunity to start.

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“Happy to be playing, it had been a long time since I started a match. It’s a difficult game, a cup game. We knew it was going to be difficult, knew that at times they would sit back, and we would have to unlock the game somehow. Set pieces win games, win championships. And we also didn’t concede, we managed to score one, and we’ll try to come back in the second half and score more,” he said.

After facing Barra-SC away from home, Corinthians turn their attention back 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.

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