Corinthians keeper on Under-17 start, Majestoso draw in Brasileirão | OneFootball

In the late afternoon of this Monday (1), Corinthians faced São Paulo at Estádio do Canindé in a match valid for the second round of the 2026 Brazilian U-17 Championship qualifying stage and drew 1-1. Timãozinho’s goal was scored by midfielder Léo Rodrigues in the first half after an assist from Léo Amistá.

With the result, the Corinthians side reached four points in the national tournament standings. Moments after the final whistle, still on the pitch, 16-year-old goalkeeper Alencar gave an interview to SporTV and celebrated the opportunity in the Majestoso. The starter in the position, it is worth remembering, is 17-year-old Gustavo Milani, who has already earned call-ups to Brazil’s youth national team. The youngster also praised Corinthians’ goalkeeper development department.

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“It was very special. Every time this opportunity comes up, when it comes you have to take it. Like I always say, we have the best goalkeeper department in Brazil. Everyone is prepared, whoever is picked will play well,” he began.

He then analyzed the draw in the Majestoso derby and looked ahead to the rest of the season with the Paulista Championship and the Brazilian Championship in the category: “I think it was the way Corinthians always is. A grind, there’s no other way to put it. There’s no way to even describe it, it’s just Corinthians grinding it out, three points belonging to the rest of the campaign, 17 more rounds to go, and we’re going to qualify.”

“We’re going to keep working as usual, we have a lot of games, a packed schedule, the first 10 matches are very tough, complicated games, there are the three derbies (São Paulo, Palmeiras and Santos), the first 10 matches, and it’s one step at a time. We have to think from one game to the next, we can’t be thinking about a match in the seventh round, a match in the seventh round. Our focus now is on the Paulista, on Saturday, and then Tuesday against Grêmio at home,” he said.

After facing São Paulo at home in the national competition, Corinthians now turns its focus back to the Paulista U-17 Championship. Next Saturday (6), Alvinegro will host AD Centro Olímpico at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Ninho do Corvo. The Sons of Terrão currently sit in second place in Group 15 with nine points — three wins and one loss — with 14 goals scored and four conceded.

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