Corinthians face Centro Olímpico this Saturday in Paulista U17 | OneFootball

Corinthians return to the pitch on Saturday morning for another challenge in the Paulista Under-17 Championship. Starting at 10 a.m., Timãozinho will face Centro Olímpico at Ninho do Corvo, in Guarulhos, in the fifth round of the state competition.

The team coached by Guilherme Nascimento is looking to get back to winning ways after a run of results without a victory. In their most recent match in the Brazilian Championship for the category, the young black-and-white side drew 1-1 with São Paulo. Before that, they suffered their first defeat in the Paulista Championship, losing 4-3 to Ibrachina.

Photo: ©Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

In the Group 12 standings, Corinthians currently sit in second place with nine points. The leaders are Ibrachina, who have won all of their matches so far and have 12 points.

Depending on the combination of results in this round, Timãozinho could move to the top of the group. To do so, they need to beat Centro Olímpico and hope that Ibrachina slip up against Terceiro Milênio.

Probable Corinthians lineup

For the match, the coach will not be able to count on Nathan and Miguel Moscardo. Both received red cards in the last round and will have to serve an automatic suspension.

Therefore, the probable Corinthians lineup is: Rafael Alencar; Kevin Fernando, Estevão Balarin, Ronaldo Henrique and Wendel; Ji-Paraná, Lucca Caramico and Léo Amistá; Matheus Rocha, Léo Rodrigues and Thiago Coelho.

Officiating

The match officials will be led by Rafael Nogueira Monteiro. The assistants will be Larissa Santos de Azevedo and Ricardo Henrique Rassele, while Leonardo de Jesus Sampaio will serve as the fourth official. The Paulista Under-17 Championship does not use video assistant referee technology.

Broadcast

Fans will not have the option to follow the match via live broadcast. After the final whistle, the main events and details of the clash will be published in post-match coverage.

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