Corinthians win away at Vasco da Gama in U17 Brasileirão | OneFootball

On the morning of this Wednesday (15), Corinthians visited Vasco da Gama at Nivaldo Pereira Stadium, in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, in a national derby valid for the eighth round of the qualifying stage of the Brazilian U-17 Championship and won 3-0. Alvinegro’s goals were scored by Wendel, Lucca Caramico, and Léo Amistá. With the result, the Corinthians side reached 16 points, occupying third place with five wins, one draw, and two losses – 23 goals scored and seven conceded.

Head coach Guilherme Nascimento chose to start the match with the following lineup: Gustavo Milani; Brenno Augusto, Felipe Aguirra (Lucas Lopes), Ronaldo Henrique and Wendel (Pedro Nogueira); Ji-Paraná, Lucca Caramico (Lucas Splichal) and Léo Amistá (Léo Rodrigues); Matheus Rocha (Gustavo Sales), Kevin Fernando and Miguel Moscardo (Jerry Vinícius). The bench options were: Rafael Alencar, Estevão Balarin, Rafael Guarnieri, Lucas Lopes ‘Lucão’, Pedro Nogueira, Rhyan Ladeira, Gabriel Cordeiro, Léo Rodrigues, Lucas Splichal, Jerry Vinícius, Gustavo Sales and Thiago Coelho.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Officiating

The referee was Lucas Neves Borja de Almeida, assisted by Ana Vitória Trindade Ferreira and Barbara Maia Fraga. The fourth official was Julio César de Oliveira.

Next match

After taking the field against Vasco da Gama away from home in the national competition, Corinthians now turns its attention to the Paulista U-17 Championship. Next Saturday (18), Timãozinho visits Barcelona Esportivo Capela at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) at Anacleto Campanella, in São Caetano do Sul, in the ABC Paulista region. At the moment, Alvinegro is second in Group 12 with 19 points – six wins, one draw, and one loss – 30 goals scored and 10 conceded.

First half

The first half between Vasco da Gama and Corinthians was generally marked by the superiority of the Rio side, which pressed Timão in the attacking half from the opening minutes but failed to make the most of the clear scoring chances it created. The Sons of Terrão, meanwhile, were lethal when they moved forward, especially when building from the back.

Timão’s first goal came in the 21st minute, when the Corinthians side won the ball back in midfield and attacking midfielder Léo Amistá spotted left-back Wendel making a free run down the left. The youngster received it and finished into the back of Vasco’s net, with the goalkeeper partly at fault for Alvinegro’s goal.

The second came after another Vasco mistake in the defensive third. In first-half stoppage time, the Rio side tried to play out badly down the left side of defense and saw defensive midfielder Ji-Paraná win back possession. Wearing No. 5, he spotted Lucca Caramico alone through the middle. No. 8 received it, beat the markers, and found himself with space in the box to wrong-foot the goalkeeper and extend the first-half lead! Vasco da Gama 0-2 Corinthians!

Second half

Head coach Guilherme Nascimento made no changes for the start of the second half. The opening minutes of the final period between Vasco da Gama and Corinthians saw the Rio side trying to press in attack, while Timão looked to manage its lead and kill off the game on potential counterattacks.

Midway through the second half, a Vasco player committed a penalty on Kevin Fernando. From the spot, attacking midfielder Léo Amistá calmly chipped it down the middle of the Vasco goal. After the third goal, the Rio side felt the blow and the club from Parque São Jorge grew into the game. By the midway point of the second half, Jerry Vinícius, Léo Rodrigues, and Lucas Splichal had come on in place of Miguel Moscardo, Léo Amistá, and Lucca Caramicco, respectively.

With his very first touch of the ball, Splichal nearly scored the third. Matheus Rocha received it on the right wing and crossed to Jerry Vinicius, who laid it back for the midfielder to shoot toward Oséas’s corner, but he made a superb save and pushed it out for a corner! From the set piece, the danger was cleared. Throughout the second half, Timãozinho goalkeeper Gustavo Milani made decisive interventions, especially on crosses into the Corinthians box.

In the 40th minute of the second half, Timãozinho moved the ball around comfortably while Vasco da Gama chased it. Shortly after, Lucas Lopes, Pedro Nogueira, and Gustavo Sales came on in place of Felipe Aguirra, Wendell, and Matheus Rocha, respectively. When the clock hit 45 minutes, four minutes were added. At 49, full-time! Vasco da Gama 0-3 Corinthians!

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