Forward shines as Corinthians beat Criciúma in Brasileiro U20 | OneFootball

Corinthians beat Criciúma 2-1 in a match held at the Santa Catarina club’s training center, valid for the seventh round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The standout of the match was Luiz Fernando, who scored both goals for Timãozinho.

For the match, coach William Batista made changes to the starting lineup. Corinthians took the field with Matheus Corrêa; Pellegrin, Lorenzo, Iago Machado and Joãozinho; Caraguá, Luiz Gustavo Bahia, Vitinho Dourado and Guilherme Pires; Nícollas and Luiz Fernando. On the bench were Nicollas Siqueira, Yago Melo, Levy Dias, Pedro Thomas, Léo Rodrigues, Jonathan, Luiz Fábio, Lucca Vaz, Christian Oliveira and Cristian Júnior.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Ag. Corinthians

On the other side, Criciúma, coached by Roberto Volpato, started the match with Lucas; Kayck, Dylan, Marcelo and Andrey; Bruno, Bugs and Lima; Capella, Bidu and Haruki.

In the first 45 minutes, Corinthians showed more initiative, while the home side mainly responded through set pieces. Despite a few attacking moves from both teams, clear chances were scarce, and the score remained goalless until halftime.

The second half had a completely different pace. In a short span of time, Luiz Fernando found the net twice and put Timão ahead. Criciúma quickly pulled one back through Marcelo and pushed for the equalizer, but to no avail.

With the positive result, Corinthians move up the standings and reach sixth place with 12 points. It is worth remembering that the top eight advance to the knockout stage of the competition.

The next match for William Batista’s team is already set. Next Sunday (26), Timãozinho face São Paulo in the eighth round at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at CT Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa stadium.

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