Corinthians U20 v Fortaleza: TV, absentees, line-ups, referee | OneFootball

Corinthians host Fortaleza this Wednesday afternoon (1) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, in a match valid for the fourth round of the first phase of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. At the moment, Timãozinho sit second in the national tournament with seven points — two wins and one draw — with nine goals scored and three conceded.

Due to the Conmebol Libertadores in this age group, the Brasileirão ended up being paused for practically a month. In the competition, the club from Parque São Jorge comes off a win over Grêmio away from home on Monday, March 2, by a score of 3-1 in the third round of the national tournament. In the first two matches, they beat América-MG 4-0 at Fazendinha and earned a 2-2 draw against Bahia at the opponent’s training center.

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Probable Corinthians lineup

The only absence for the match is goalkeeper Matheus Corrêa, who was called up for the senior team’s game, also on Wednesday, against Fluminense in the Brasileirão. As a result, coach William Batista is expected to start the match with the following lineup: Nicollas Siqueira; João Vitor ‘Jacaré’, Yago Melo, Iago Machado and Guilherme Pires; Luiz Gustavo Bahia, Luiz Eduardo and Gui Amorim; Luiz Fernando, ‘Luizinho’, Nicollas and Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’.

Refereeing

Renan Pantoja de Quequi will be the referee, assisted by Raphael de Albuquerque Lima and Flávia Sobrinho Nascimento. Leonardo Delfino de Abreu will serve as the fourth official. It is worth noting that the competition does not use VAR.

Broadcast

There is still no exact confirmation of where the match will be broadcast. The likely option is Corinthians TV, the club’s official YouTube channel. After the final whistle, Central do Timão will bring a summary of what happened over the 90 minutes, as well as coach William Batista’s press conference and mixed-zone interviews with Timãozinho players.

Next match

After facing Fortaleza at Parque São Jorge, Corinthians remain focused on the national competition. Next Tuesday, the 7th, at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), the Filhos do Terrão will visit Botafogo at Nilton Santos for the fifth round of the national competition in the category.

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