Corinthians name starting XI to face Portuguesa away in Paulistão Under-20 | OneFootball

Corinthians face Portuguesa on the morning of this Sunday (12), at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Salvador Russani, in Atibaia, in the countryside of São Paulo, in a match valid for the fifth round of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship qualifying stage. With wins by Juventus-SP and Santos, Timão, who play later today, dropped to fourth place in Group 1 with 10 points — three wins and one draw (four goals scored and none conceded). A victory would see Alvinegro level once again with Ferroviária, the group leaders.

Head coach William Bastista chose to start the match with an alternative lineup, since next Thursday (16), Timãozinho will have a decisive game against Palmeiras at Arena Barueri in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The starting lineup is: Nicollas Siqueira ‘Nikão’; João Vitor ‘Jacaré’, Cauã Ribeiro, Lorenzo, Jonathan ‘Dodô’; Pedro Thomas, Christian Oliveira, Caraguá and Nicolas Araújo; Gustavo Corrêa and Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

The bench has the following options: Matheus Corrêa, Levy Dias, Joãozinho, Luiz Gustavo Bahia, Cristian Jr, Gui Amorim, Luiz Fernando ‘Luizinho’ Nicollas, Ryan Evaristo and Nicollas. The coach of the Filhos do Terrão has on the bench most of the players considered starters for Corinthians in this category.

After facing Portuguesa away from home in the Paulista Championship, Corinthians will turn their focus back to the second leg of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship quarterfinals. Next Thursday (16), at 3 p.m., Timãozinho will visit Palmeiras at Arena Barueri. To advance directly to the semifinals, they will have to beat their rivals by a two-goal margin. If they win by one goal, the decision will go to a penalty shootout.

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