With Dieguinho, Corinthians under-20s beat Audax in friendly | OneFootball

Throughout the afternoon this Wednesday (25), Corinthians’ Under-20 team faced Grêmio Osasco Audax in a friendly match at the youth training center and won 4-1. The result was first reported by the portal Meu Timão. The match also featured midfielder Dieguinho, 18, who has been part of the professional squad since mid-2025. The opponent will compete in the state Under-23 championship this year.

According to Rádio TMC, meanwhile, the goals for the Sons of Terrão were scored by Nicollas (twice), Dieguinho, and Ryan Evaristo. Dieguinho’s “drop” to the Under-20s had previously been reported by Itatiaia. Earlier this week, the youngster had already appeared in the category’s training gear during the professional squad’s two-day break due to the FIFA international window.

Photo: Disclosure/Grêmio Osasco Audax

Besides Dieguinho, other players who had been training with the first team returned to the Under-20s for the remainder of the category’s season. They are: center-back Iago Machado (2009), right-back João Vitor “Jacaré” (2006), defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo Bahia (2006), left-back/midfielder Guilherme Pires (2006), as well as attacking midfielder Gui Amorim (2008).

In the main squad, led by coach Dorival Júnior, Dieguinho has not played since March 11, when he came on during the 2-0 loss to Coritiba at Neo Química Arena in the fifth round of the Brasileirão. Since then, he remained on the bench in the matches against Santos (1-1) and Chapecoense (0-0), both away from home, and was also left out of the squad for last Sunday’s match against Flamengo in Itaquera in the eighth round of the national league.

Despite his short time with the senior team, Dieguinho, who made his first-team debut in mid-April last year, was part of the squad that won the Copa do Brasil (2025) and the Supercopa do Brasil (2026) against Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, respectively. He was one of Corinthians’ “homegrown solutions” amid FIFA’s transfer ban last year.

Under contract until December 2029, he has made 23 appearances for Corinthians’ professional team (five as a starter), with one goal and two assists. For Alvinegro’s Under-17 and Under-20 teams, he scored 11 goals in 102 matches. In 2023, he won the state title with the younger category against São Paulo at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, Parque São Jorge. His international release clause is over R$ 600 million.

After an underwhelming campaign in the 2026 Copinha, the Under-20 side, coached by William Batista, is enjoying a good run this season. That is because the Sons of Terrão currently sit second in the category’s Brasileirão with seven points from three matches — nine goals scored and three conceded. Timãozinho will return to the pitch on the 1st (Wednesday) at 3 p.m. at Parque São Jorge to face Fortaleza in the fourth round of the category’s national competition.

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