Under-20 Paulistão rout reshapes Corinthians' season rankings | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field on Saturday afternoon (12) to face América, from São José do Rio Preto, in the interior of São Paulo, in the 13th and final round of the first phase of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship, and defeated the opponent 4-0. The match took place at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, in Parque São Jorge.

The win shook up Timão’s top scorers ranking this season. Forward Luiz Fernando ‘Luzinho’, who found the net in the ninth minute of the first half from the penalty spot, remains the team’s leading scorer with 19 goals in 36 matches. Second place is defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo Bahia, with eight goals in 26 appearances.

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Winger Gustavo Corrêa and midfielder Pedro Thomas, who scored Alvinegro’s second and third goals in the match, moved up to two goals this season, joining Lorenzo, Yago Melo, Levy Dias, Joãozinho and Gui Amorim. Gustavo scored in the 30th minute after pouncing on a rebound from a shot on the right side of the attack. The midfielder, meanwhile, found the net at the end of the first half with a near-post header after a corner taken by Luizinho from the right.

Finally, forward Cristian Júnior joined Corinthians’ scoring list in 2026. He, who came on in the second half, scored in the 40th minute of the final stage after receiving a low cross from right-back João Vitor ‘Jacaré’.

In an interview with Ulisses TV right after the final whistle, the youngster, who scored his first goal for Timão’s Under-20 team in 13 matches this season, celebrated the goal, the win, and highlighted his dream of playing for Alvinegro’s senior team: “The group has been working very well. It’s very much the result of hard work, and that showed on the field. We managed to score the goals and we head into the next phase in good shape. Of course, everyone who plays has the dream of playing for the senior team, and we’re working hard for that, God willing,” he said.

With the result, the club from Parque São Jorge ended the first phase of the Paulista Under-20 Championship as runners-up in Group 1 with 32 points — 10 wins, two draws and one loss, with 29 goals scored and three conceded. Santos finished the opening stage with the same points total and record, but had the edge on goal difference (27 to 26). The São Paulo Football Federation (FPF) should soon announce the details of the second phase and, consequently, Timão’s opponent, which will be XV de Jaú or União São João;

Corinthians Under-20 top scorers in 2026:

1) Luiz Fernando* – 19 goals in 36 matches2) Luiz Gustavo Bahia – eight goals in 26 matches3) Nicolas Araújo – five goals in 23 matches4) Iago Machado – four goals in 24 matches5) Caraguá (32 matches) and Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’ (30 matches) – three goals each6) Pedro Thomas* (28 matches), Gustavo Corrêa* (23 matches), Gui Amorim (24 matches), Christian Oliveira (24 matches), Nicollas (22 matches), Levy Dias (26 matches), Yago Melo (21 matches), Lorenzo (19 matches) and Joãozinho (24 matches) – two goals each7) Cristian Júnior* (13 matches), Ryan Evaristo (eight matches), Luiz Eduardo (22 matches), Guilherme Pellegrin (34 matches), Cauã Ribeiro (nine matches) and Guilherme Pires (34 matches) – one goal each

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