Away from home, Corinthians shine in attack to beat Caxias do Sul | OneFootball

On Friday night (17), Corinthians visited Caxias do Sul at Centro Esportivo Sesi for the 38th and final round of the regular season classification phase of the 2025/2026 Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), and won 92 to 79. With the result, Alvinegro finished the first part of the tournament qualified for the playoffs and in sixth place with 27 wins and 11 losses — 65 points.

To start the game, head coach Jece Leite fielded the following lineup: Elinho, Elyjah Clark, Rafael Munford, Victão, and Lucas Cauê. The bench options were: Davaunta Thomas, Tico Faria, Alisson Venancio, Lucas Cardoso, Gabriel Novaes, Kaique, Kauan Raymundo, and Matheus Jamelão. The opponent started with: Vezaro, Omena, Humberto, Rafa, and Fabrizzio.

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Against the team from Rio Grande do Sul, Corinthians won the first three quarters — 18 to 14 / 26 to 23 / 30 to 24 respectively — and drew the last one 18 to 18. The club from Parque São Jorge began the game a step below the opponent and, consequently, at a disadvantage. However, still during the first quarter, it responded through strong performances from Rafael Munford, Victão, and Lucas Cauê.

In the second period, Timão tightened up defensively and even opened up a nine-point lead before suffering a sudden and brief comeback on the scoreboard. Right afterward, Corinthians recovered and regained control of the game in the closing minutes of the first half, with Elinho and Tico Faria standing out.

After halftime, Jece Leite’s squad, with a strong team performance, especially from Elinho and Lucas Cauê, extended the lead into double digits. In the final stretch of the game, Caxias even showed signs of a comeback and got close to leveling the score. However, the club from Parque São Jorge managed to withstand the rival’s pressure and won the game 92 to 79.

Now, Corinthians is preparing for the round of 16 of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), in which the qualifier will be decided in a best-of-five series. In other words, the team that wins three games advances to the next round. Alvinegro will face Unifacisa and, since it had the better campaign in the competition so far, it will host the first, fourth, and fifth games of the series at Wlamir Marques. The first game takes place next Tuesday (21), Tiradentes holiday, at Parque São Jorge.

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