Corinthians boost record in U20 Paulistão openers this decade | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Friday (5), Corinthians visited Mirassol at the Manoel Francisco Ferreira Municipal Stadium, in Bálsamo, in the countryside of São Paulo, for the first round of the qualification stage of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship, and won 1-0. Timãozinho’s goal was scored by center-back Iago Machado in the 28th minute of the second half.

The result improved Timão’s record in state championship openers in this category during the decade (2020-2026). In total, during this period, there have been five wins, one draw, and one loss, with 15 goals scored (2.14 per match) and six conceded (0.86 per match). Their points percentage is 76.2% of the total possible points.

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In 2020, Timãozinho opened away from home against União Mogi and won 5-0. The following year, they beat Portuguesa, also away from home, by 1-0. In 2022 and 2023, meanwhile, they played their first match in the state competition against São Caetano, in the ABC Paulista region, losing 1-0 and drawing 2-2, respectively.

In 2024, they began the competition against Água Santa, in Diadema, and beat their opponent 2-1. In 2025, meanwhile, they traveled to the countryside of São Paulo and defeated Sertãozinho 3-2. Finally, in the 2026 edition, they came away with a 1-0 win over Mirassol.

The victory meant that Alvinegro started the competition in sixth place in Group 1, which includes the following teams: Santos, Ferroviária, Juventus, União Suzano, Portuguesa, Portuguesa Santista, Jabaquara, Ponte Preta, Mirassol, São Bento, Itapirense, América, and Sertãozinho.

William Batista’s side will now return to the pitch next Wednesday (10), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), to face Avaí at home in a match valid for the 15th round of the first phase of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. At the moment, Timão sits in 11th place with 19 points — five wins, four draws, and five losses — with 19 goals scored and 18 conceded. Only the top eight advance to the quarterfinals. The team currently in eighth place is Bahia, with 22 points.

Corinthians maintain a positive record in Paulista Under-20 Championship openers during the decade:

1) União Mogi 0 x 5 Corinthians – 10/23/2020 – Paulista Under-20 Championship 2) Portuguesa 0 x 1 Corinthians – 08/05/2021 – Paulista Under-20 Championship 3) São Caetano 1 x 0 Corinthians – 05/04/2022 – Paulista Under-20 Championship 4) São Caetano 2 x 2 Corinthians – 04/17/2023 – Paulista Under-20 Championship 5) Água Santa 1 x 2 Corinthians – 04/13/2024 – Paulista Under-20 Championship 6) Sertãozinho 2 x 3 Corinthians – 04/27/2025 – Paulista Under-20 Championship 7) Mirassol 0 x 1 Corinthians – 06/05/2026 – Paulista Under-20 Championship

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