Matheus Rocha bags brace as Corinthians beat Palmeiras in U17 Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field this afternoon in the Brazilian U-17 Championship and won the derby against Palmeiras. Playing at home, the Sons of Terrão beat their rivals 3-1, with goals from Lucca Caramico and two from Matheus Rocha. After a first half with few chances, Timãozinho pushed forward and secured all three points with a strong second half.

Corinthians lineup

Coach Guilherme Nascimento started the match with the following lineup: Milani; Brenno Augusto, Felipe Aguirra, Lucão, Wendel, Ji-Paraná, Lucca Caramico, Léo Amistá, Matheus Rocha, Kevin Fernando and Miguel Moscardo.

On the bench were: Matheus Alemão, Guarnieri, Estevão Balarin, Lucas Splichal, Luan Banhado, Thiago Coelho, Jerry, Sales, Miller, Pedro Nogueira, Rhyan Ladeira and Igor Macedo.

Palmeiras, coached by Artur Itiro, took the field with: Audo, Samuel, João Conti, Lucas Silva, Niakson, Isaac Nicolas, Juan Ramos, Ruan Yago, Caio Matheus, Thauan and Ícaro.

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The match

In the first half, Corinthians had more possession in the opening minutes but struggled to be effective with their shots on goal. Even without controlling possession, the opposing team ended up creating more scoring chances. In the 32nd minute, Ruan Yago shot from the right side, and Milani made the save. Then, in the 37th minute, the black-and-white goalkeeper came up big again, stopping what was the visitors’ best chance of the first 45 minutes. Timão had their best opportunity at the end of the first half, with a cross-shot from Lucca Caramico.

In the second half, the goals finally came. Corinthians opened the scoring through Lucca Caramico, who latched onto a perfectly weighted pass from Léo Amistá and finished firmly to make it 1-0. Timão doubled the lead shortly after with Matheus Rocha, who met a beautiful cross from Amistá on a deadly counterattack and sent the ball into the back of the net. The visitors pulled one back in the 42nd minute of the second half through a header from João Conti.

The scoreline was sealed in the 48th minute of the second half by Matheus Rocha. Striking with power, the Corinthians player took advantage of Estevão Balarin’s cross and made it 3-1, extending the black-and-white side’s lead.

Next match and standings

With the result, Corinthians remain in 4th place, with 13 points from 7 matches played in the tournament. After the derby against Palmeiras, Alvinegro will return to action only on July 15, away from home, to face Vasco in another Brazilian Championship U-17 match. After the clash against the Rio side, Timãozinho returns to São Paulo to take on Barcelona Esportivo Capela on July 18 (Saturday) in a Paulista Championship match.

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