Keeper marks milestone, on Corinthians' tough Paulistão run | OneFootball

After Corinthians’ 1-0 victory over São Bernardo, goalkeeper Hugo Souza gave an interview celebrating the important milestone of 100 matches wearing the Timão jersey and reflected on the tough qualification within the 2026 Paulistão.

When initially speaking about the qualification, the goalkeeper emphasized that the team took many risks during the match, since a draw would have meant elimination due to the results of the round: “I think it was more important for us to qualify. It was not easy at all, especially because we only found out about the situation afterwards. If we had drawn, we would have been out.”

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Despite the difficulty, Hugo Souza celebrated the win and highlighted the focus on switching gears for the knockout stage, which is considered a different competition according to the team’s internal understanding: “The team deserves congratulations for the way we approached the game. The way we’ve been entering matches, we have a lot to achieve, because our team faces every game the same way. Now it’s time to move forward, because a new championship is starting. In the knockout stage, the matchups are different. And we are ready to, God willing, go after another Paulista title.” he concluded in a conversation with TNT Sports.

The player also spoke about reaching the 100-game milestone and about already being considered an idol by the Corinthians fans: “I’m very happy to be able to reach such an important milestone at such a great club. Corinthians is huge and being able to be part of this club’s history is something extremely gratifying for me, it’s something I came here wanting to do. And from the beginning, I said I wanted to make history with this jersey and thank God, God has been very good to me and has done more than I imagined. Here’s to another 100 games and may we continue building a beautiful story here.”

Hugo Souza and the Corinthians team return to the field this Thursday (19th) against Athletico, away at Arena da Baixada, in a rescheduled match valid for the second round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship.

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