Corinthians boss on tactics and Derby draw in Paulistão Feminino

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·11 novembre 2025

Corinthians boss on tactics and Derby draw in Paulistão Feminino

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

Corinthians ended in a goalless draw with Palmeiras last Monday night (10), at Arena Barueri, in a match valid for the 12th round of the first phase of the Women's Paulista Championship. With the result, the Alvinegro remained at the top of the state championship with 31 points (10 wins, one draw, and one loss – 29 goals scored and six conceded).

Right after the final whistle, coach Lucas Piccinato gave an interview to the press in the mixed zone and explained the decision to start the match with three defenders (Thais Ferreira, Mariza, and Letícia Teles), also highlighting the team's performance on synthetic pitches. Regarding the tactical scheme, the coach stated that the idea was to surprise the opponent.

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“We made some modifications to try to surprise and bring a different game context, without being the duel games, as classics usually are. So, today the idea was to have Mariza floating a bit more to try to generate a bit more priority in the middle. I think we created good situations when we made good technical gestures.”

“All year we had a lot of difficulty playing on synthetic grass, and I see that today was one of our best games on synthetic grass. I don't think it was a good game, but compared to the others we had. And I think playing against a strong team like Palmeiras, which has two or three athletes up front, they will create situations, as they did, but I think we also created good situations and could have left here with a different result,” he began.

Subsequently, the Brabas' coach was questioned about the missed opportunities by Corinthians in the second half. Forwards Jhonson and Andressa Alves hit the post, and full-back Juliete was stopped by Palmeiras' goalkeeper Tapia. The professional also explained the choice to start the classic with left-back Tamires, midfielder Duda Sampaio, and midfielder Andressa Alves on the bench.

“It's very quick; we just left here, not even 20 minutes after the game ended. We will reflect, review, and go over it during the week. Every player who misses a one-on-one chance is aware that she didn't succeed in the action. Not taking away the athlete's confidence, because at other times Johnson has scored, Andressa has scored, Ju has also scored to help us. Bring confidence, today was not our day in that sense. Improve, because surely those goals will be missed in the future, and we have to be better prepared.”

“I think, regarding confidence, you first work by showing what the athlete did wrong in the situation. So, we will evaluate gestures, or if it was the goalkeeper's merit, or take a little more, bring a little information. And in daily training, replicate again, train again. Finishing is a relentless gesture of qualifying and not taking away the player's confidence because she missed a moment like this. Regarding the choices, the team is good, has good choices, and today we chose these athletes,” he continued.

Next, Piccinato spoke again about the situation of forward Jaqueline, who did not play in the Conmebol Libertadores Feminina due to a foot injury. According to the Brabas' coach, the number 30 will return to the field in the knockout stage of the Paulista Championship.

“As I said in the last press conference, she will not play these games. She will be back only in the knockout stage, still recovering from a serious injury she had on her toe. She is training, but she is not available yet, only in the knockout stage,” he explained.

Lucas Piccinato also analyzed the Derby against Palmeiras, emphasizing that Corinthians played a consistent match but failed in the execution of plays. On the other hand, the coach spoke about the team's positive aspects.

“I think it was a very open game, two teams already qualified and seeking the first position. I think we had a fluctuating first half in the defensive part. At the end of the first half, we improved a lot, and I think we had good opportunities within the match. Two shots hit the post, one face-to-face with Tapia, she made a great save. I think every game where the opposing goalkeeper is chosen as the best on the field means you created the situations, but unfortunately, we didn't know how to finish as we did at other times.”

“A game of this size requires a very high level of attention to this final detail, and today we couldn't be happy in that sense. But I think I take a lot of positive things from the game. I think we knew how to involve the Palmeiras team, created good opportunities for involvement. Obviously, the team on the other side also creates its situations, but I think, overall, we had the main ones and regret not having scored.”

Finally, Piccinato projected the last two games of the first phase of the Women's Paulista Championship: next Thursday (13), Corinthians visits Ferroviária at 6 pm (Brasília time), and plays the last round on Sunday at 7:30 pm (Brasília time) against Realidade Jovem, at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha.

“I think that's the difference we want to bring. Not having closed the championship as a host made us play in a place that was not favorable. We didn't play a good game and lost the title. And the mentality in this Paulista was this: try to qualify so that we scored enough to reach the knockout stage and be able to decide at home. We have a good advantage over Palmeiras, of five points. We know that the competition continues to count ahead, and our mentality is to win at Ferroviária, win at Realidade Jovem, so that we can either increase the advantage or maintain the five-point advantage, so that we can decide at home against any team,” he concluded.

Check below two other responses from coach Lucas Piccinato in the mixed zone:

Expectation for the match against Ferroviária: “Ferroviária already plays with the weight of being classified in third place, each game is a game. The Brazilian game was a long time ago, the Paulista game was another point where we were in the middle of the Brazilian knockout stage. They have a very important game next week, the Copa do Brasil final, it's possible to evaluate how they will arrive in this match, if they will put full strength, or if they will, already thinking about the Copa do Brasil final, start to rest. We know we have to do a great job, we have to be prepared to play a great game, a long trip ahead, we will make a good preparation for that.”

Support from the current Corinthians board in the modality: “The board never influences our decisions. They assist and provide all the support, all the help so that we can work and put our best into practice. But regarding decisions that will be made daily or choices, the freedom is very great for us. Corinthians is a gigantic club, with millions of daily situations. And there was no conversation before the Derby. The president talked to us after the Libertadores, congratulated us, and gave us a lot of strength to continue.”

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