Garro ends drought, Corinthians beat Athletico-PR to join G5 | OneFootball

Corinthians suffered but withstood the pressure at Arena da Baixada and defeated Athletico-PR 1-0 on Thursday night, in a postponed match from the second round of the Brasileirão. Timão took advantage of a missed penalty by Furacão in the first half and secured three points with a stunning goal from Rodrigo Garro, ending a five-month goal drought.

Table Situation

With the win in Curitiba, Corinthians overtakes Athletico-PR and enters the G5 of the Brasileirão. Timão is now in fifth place, with six points. Furacão, with the same number of points, suffers its first defeat in the competition and drops to sixth place in the standings.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 ATHLETICO-PR 0 x 1 CORINTHIANS ⚫

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (2nd round) 🏟️ Venue: Arena da Baixada, Curitiba (PR) 📅 Date: February 19, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Matheus Bidu, Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, and Hugo Souza (Corinthians); Viveros, Santos, and João Cruz (Athletico-PR) 🟥 Red Cards: Lucas Silvestre (Corinthians)

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Goal:

🔴 Athletico-PR

Santos; Benavídez, Terán, Arthur Dias, and Esquivel (Léo Derik); Luiz Gustavo, Portilla (Chiqueti), and Bruno Zapelli (Dudu); Stiven Mendoza (João Cruz), Julimar (Bruninho), and Kevin Viveros. Coach: Odair Hellmann

⚫ Corinthians

Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, Matheus Pereira (André Ramalho), Charles (Allan), and Rodrigo Garro (Gui Negão); Vitinho (André) and Memphis Depay (Carrillo). Coach: Dorival Júnior

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How was the match?

The start of the match at Arena da Baixada was lively. In the fifth minute, Viveros was played in behind the Corinthians defense and tried to chip goalkeeper Hugo Souza, but sent it wide. The ball went very close to the post.

Then, in the 12th minute, Viveros broke into the box, tangled with the ball, but won the ground battle and was brought down by Matheus Bidu. The referee did not hesitate and pointed to the spot. However, on the penalty, Julimar missed and shot wide.

Corinthians responded soon after. In the 19th minute, Matheuzinho crossed into the box and saw the ball fall to Rodrigo Garro's feet. The Argentine midfielder controlled it and unleashed a left-footed rocket into the top corner, leaving Santos with no chance: a stunning goal.

Athletico-PR was not discouraged by the goal and threatened again in the 22nd minute, once more with Viveros. He broke down the left, left Gabriel Paulista behind, and shot low, but Hugo Souza made the save.

Timão had another scare in the 27th minute. After a scramble in the six-yard box, Hugo Souza couldn't hold onto the ball and it fell to Viveros. The Colombian striker shot at the empty net, but Raniele appeared on the line to save Corinthians.

Second half

Athletico-PR came out of the break even more aggressive and launched a blitz on the Corinthians area at the start of the second half.

In the fifth minute, Mendoza controlled the ball at the edge of the box and shot low with his left foot into the corner, but Hugo Souza stretched out and saved. Then, in the seventh minute, after a cross into the box, Hugo punched the ball away and it fell to Chiqueti, who fired over the bar.

Furacão threatened again in the 42nd minute. After a corner, Benavídez rose between two Corinthians defenders and headed high, but Hugo Souza palmed it away. Timão managed to withstand the pressure in the final minutes and secured the away victory.

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