Corinthians shine, beat Magnus Sorocaba in LNF quarter-final opener | OneFootball

On the night of this Tuesday (4th), Corinthians returned to the court for the National Futsal League (LNF). In the first leg of the quarterfinals, Timão hosted Magnus Sorocaba, and after an almost perfect first half, the Alvinegro managed to hold off the opponent's momentum to win 4-2. The Corinthians goals were scored by Marlon, Rick, and Luisinho (twice).

With this result, the People’s Team secured an important advantage for the second leg, needing only a draw to qualify for the league semifinals. However, if Magnus wins at home, then they will have the advantage of a draw in extra time, due to their better campaign in the first phase—they finished third, while Corinthians ended up sixth.

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Aiming to win the classic, coach Fernando Malafaia fielded his best lineup, sending out an initial five of Lucas Oliveira, Caio Barros, Luisinho, Renatinho, and Rick. On the bench, he had at his disposal Kelvin, Igor Carioca, Marlon, Lucas Martins, Luiz Brizzi, Maicon, Edimar, Vandinho, and Deives.

The first scare came from Magnus. Joãozinho received the ball on the right and fired a powerful shot just wide of Lucas Oliveira’s goal. But Corinthians responded quickly: Rick took a shot and Deko made a great save. Shortly after, Igor Carioca took a short free kick and Marlon struck it perfectly, opening the scoring!

The match remained intense, with good chances on both sides. Bruno Andrade nearly equalized with a header, but Lucas Oliveira made a flying save to keep Corinthians ahead. Soon after, Maicon showed offensive strength, forcing another save from Deko. Luisinho almost extended the lead, but it was Rick who scored the second goal, deflecting a powerful shot from Lucas Martins: Corinthians 2 x 0!

The visitors still tried to react, closing the gap with an own goal by Maicon. However, Timão, motivated by the Fiel who packed the Wlamir Marques, pushed forward, counting on the brilliance of Luisinho: first, he took advantage of a mistake by Dieguinho to score Corinthians’ third, and then lobbed the goalkeeper after a mistake by Deko to score again and close the first half at 4-1!

After the break, Magnus improved. Pepita made a run down the left and crossed to Kauê, who arrived late at the far post. Joãozinho also tried, but Lucas Oliveira made a comfortable save. Witamá also threatened with a powerful shot from the edge of the area. The pressure paid off shortly after, with Rodrigo scoring the rival’s second after a play by Witamá.

The most vulnerable moment for the Alvinegro came when Vandinho was sent off for stopping a counterattack. Even so, Corinthians managed to withstand the pressure from Magnus, who used a flying goalkeeper in an attempt to equalize. However, they couldn’t do it and ended up defeated by Timão 4-2 at Wlamir Marques.

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