Corinthians U20 v Portuguesa Santista: how to watch, teams, ref | OneFootball

Corinthians host Portuguesa Santista this Saturday afternoon (13) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, in a match valid for the second round of the first phase of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship. In their state league debut, which took place in the countryside of São Paulo last weekend, Timãozinho beat Mirassol 1-0, with a goal from center-back Iago Machado.

In midweek, the club from Parque São Jorge thrashed Avaí 6-2 at home in the 15th round of the qualification stage of the Brasileirão in the category. The Sons of Terrão sit in tenth place with 22 points and remain in the fight for a spot in the knockout stage, since only the top eight advance.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

In the state championship, Alvinegro are in Group 1 alongside Ferroviária, Portuguesa Santista, Santos, Portuguesa, União Suzano, Sertãozinho, Ponte Preta, Itapirense, América, São Bento, Jabaquara, and Mirassol. The top ten teams in each group advance to the knockout stage, along with the two best teams that finish in 11th place. Timão have not won the Paulista Under-20 title since 2015 and, since then, have finished as runners-up on three occasions: in 2018 and 2020 against Palmeiras, and in 2022 against Santos.

Probable Corinthians lineup

Coach William Batista is expected to send a changed team onto the pitch: Nicollas Siqueira; Guilherme Pellegrin, Iago Machado, Yago Melo and Joãozinho; Caraguá, Pedro Thomas and Luiz Eduardo; Luiz Fernando ‘Luizinho’, Gustavo Corrêa and Nicolas Araújo.

Refereeing

The referee will be Pietro Dimitrof Stefanelli, assisted by Alex Alexandrino and João Petrucio Marimônio de Jesus dos Santos. Ariana Manfredi Leite will serve as the fourth official.

Broadcast

Corinthians fans who are not at Fazendinha will be able to watch the match on the Energia 97 FM YouTube channel. After the final whistle, Central do Timão will bring all the details of what happened over the 90 minutes.

Next match

After facing Portuguesa Santista at Parque São Jorge in the state championship, Corinthians will turn their attention back to the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. Next Wednesday (17), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), Timãozinho will host Vitória, also at Fazendinha, in the 16th round of the first phase of the national competition.

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