Gustavo Henrique on added-time goal in draw with Santa Fe, Bogotá | OneFootball

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the night of this Wednesday (6), Corinthians traveled to El Campín Stadium to face Santa Fe of Colombia in a match valid for the fourth round of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage, and drew 1-1. The result kept Alvinegro at the top of Group E with 10 points — three wins and one draw — with seven goals scored and one conceded.

Scorer of Corinthians’ goal in stoppage time, in the 48th minute, after an accurate cross from right-back Matheuzinho, center-back Gustavo Henrique gave an interview to Paramount Plus and spoke about the equalizer, praising Timão’s collective attitude in fighting for at least a draw away from home.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

“I’m very happy and I glorify God for this moment, for giving me the opportunity to wear such an important shirt and take part in a tournament of this magnitude. My goal is always to help the team in the best way possible. We knew it would be a very difficult match, but we found the equalizer at the end, securing a very important point to take back to Brazil,” he began.

Right afterward, he responded about the confusion between the two coaching staffs after the final whistle. The conflict began on the field, when Corinthians goalkeeper Hugo Souza celebrated the away point emphatically while looking toward the Santa Fe fans, which displeased Nahuel Bustos, the Colombian team’s forward, sparking the turmoil.

“Actually, I couldn’t really see exactly what happened, I just saw people running toward Hugo (Souza). Our team also started running to protect him. I believe they (the Santa Fe players) were hot-headed because of the goal they conceded at the end, which made tempers flare. Fortunately for us, the goal came. In the middle of that tension, we tried to protect ourselves as much as possible and calm things down so the confusion wouldn’t escalate,” he said.

Signed at the beginning of 2024 after a spell abroad, Gustavo Henrique has been one of Corinthians’ most consistent players since then. Wearing the No. 13 shirt, he took part in the team’s surge in that year’s Brasileirão (from the relegation zone to the Libertadores qualifying stage), and was also a starter in the title-winning campaigns of the Paulista Championship (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025), and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama, and Flamengo, respectively. In total, he has 10 goals and four assists in 98 matches (94 as a starter).

Now, Timão will return to Libertadores action on the 21st, Thursday, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), away from home, to face Peñarol-URU in the fifth round of the international tournament’s group stage. Alvinegro could arrive at the match already qualified for the round of 16 if the Uruguayan side does not beat Platense-ARG in Buenos Aires this Thursday (7).

Before that, however, the Corinthians side turns its focus back to the Brazilian Championship. That is because next Sunday (10), Alvinegro will host São Paulo at Neo Química Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) for the 15th round of the national competition. At the moment, Timão is the first team inside the relegation zone with 15 points — three wins, six draws, and five losses — with 10 goals scored and 13 conceded.

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