Copa do Brasil: Corinthians start with another European goal | OneFootball

For the second year in a row, Corinthians kicked off the Copa do Brasil with an away win thanks to a goal scored by a European player. The 1-0 victory over Barra on Tuesday night (21) was marked by Jesse Lingard’s first goal in the black-and-white shirt.

Late in the first half, the number 77 took advantage of a ball laid off by Pedro Raul and hit it first-time into the back of the net, scoring the only goal of the match. The English attacking midfielder’s feat goes down in history by repeating something that happened last season.

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In Timão’s debut in the tournament in 2025, the year the club won its fourth Copa do Brasil title, the scorer of the team’s first goal in the competition was Spaniard Héctor Hernández, who found the net in the clash against Novorizontino, also away from home.

Englishmen vs. teams from Santa Catarina

The goal scored by Jesse Lingard in the win over Barra also repeats the feat of an old acquaintance of the Corinthians fans: Kazim. According to a survey by the Estatísticas Corinthianas profile, it is only the second time in history that Corinthians have beaten a team from Santa Catarina with a goal scored by a player born in England.

In 2017, Kazim scored the goal that gave Timão a 1-0 win over Avaí at Neo Química Arena in a Brasileirão match. The three points earned in that game were important in securing the club’s seventh national title that season.

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Copa do Brasil debut

Corinthians’ 1-0 win over Barra-SC on Tuesday night (21), in the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil, also made history at Ressacada off the pitch. The match drew the largest crowd at the stadium in 2026.

With the result, the black-and-white side only need a draw in the return leg to advance. The second match between the teams is scheduled for May 14 at Neo Química Arena, when a place in the next stage of the Copa do Brasil will be decided.

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