Corinthians beat Grêmio away and stay unbeaten in the Brasileirão Sub-20 | OneFootball

At the Aírton Ferreira da Silva Stadium, in Rio Grande do Sul, Corinthians defeated Grêmio 3-1 in the third round of the Under-20 Brazilian Championship. Luizinho, Nicollas, and Bahia scored for Timão, while Higor scored the goal for the home team.

Standings

With this result, Corinthians climbs to second place in the competition and remains unbeaten, with seven points. On the other hand, Grêmio is at the bottom of the table and has lost all three matches played so far.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 GRÊMIO 1 x 3 CORINTHIANS ⚫

🏆 Competition: Under-20 Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Aírton Ferreira da Silva Stadium, in Eldorado do Sul (RS) 📅 Date: March 2, 2026 (Monday) ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Yago Machado (Corinthians), Favela (Corinthians), Matheus (Corinthians), and Nicolas de Araújo (Corinthians)

Refereeing

🔵 GRÊMIO

João Victor; Vitor Ramon, Nathan, David Brendo, and Higor (Ryan Gómez); Artur Júnior, (Zortéa) Jeferson Forneck (Iago), and Riquelme (Harlley); Roger (Arnaldo), Fellipe Magalhães, and João Borne (Adrielson). Coach: Fernando Garcia

⚫ CORINTHIANS

Matheus; João Vitor (Nicolas de Araújo), Yago Melo, Iago Machado, and Pires; Bahia (Christian), Luiz Eduardo (Caraguá), and Gui Amorim (Yago Kauã); Nicollas (VD), Luizinho (Guilherme Pellegrin), and Favela. Coach: William Batista

Goals

⚽ Luizinho, at 9′ of the 1st half (Corinthians) ⚽ Bahia, at 28′ of the 1st half (Corinthians) ⚽ Higor, at 36′ of the 1st half (Grêmio) ⚽ Nicollas, at 46′ of the 1st half (Corinthians)

How the match went

Corinthians opened the scoring at nine minutes with Luizinho. The number 11 received the ball on the right, dribbled past the defender, and finished with class past goalkeeper João Victor. At the 28th minute, Favela won a penalty after being brought down by the Imortal's goalkeeper. Bahia converted the penalty to extend Timão's lead.

At the 36th minute, Higor pulled one back for Grêmio. The full-back received the ball on the left, dribbled past Bahia, and fired a rocket into the top left corner of Matheus' goal. At the 46th minute, Nicollas received the ball on the counterattack, beat the defender for pace, and slotted the ball past the goalkeeper with a low shot.

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