Paulista win shifts Corinthians under-20 rankings in 2026 | OneFootball

On Sunday morning (12), Corinthians traveled to Estádio Salvador Russani, in Atibaia, in the countryside of São Paulo, to face Portuguesa in its fifth match of the first phase of the 2026 Paulista Under-20 Championship, and beat the opponent 2-0. The goals for the Filhos do Terrão were scored by Ryan Evaristo and Levy Dias, both late in the second half. The result took Timãozinho to 13 points in Group 1 — six goals scored and none conceded — sharing the top spot in the group with Ferroviária, which has the edge on goal difference (nine to six).

The win shook up Corinthians’ Under-20 scoring chart for the season. Scorer of the first goal, in the 40th minute of the second half, 18-year-old forward Ryan Evaristo found the net for the first time in a Corinthians shirt in just his second match, joining the list of goalscorers. He was signed by Alvinegro at the start of this season after coming through the youth ranks of Oeste and Boa Vista, from Rio de Janeiro. His contract runs until February 2029. In the ranking, he joined Guilherme Pires, Gui Amorim, Guilherme Pellegrin, Nicollas, Luiz Eduardo, Cauã Ribeiro, Gustavo Corrêa and Nicolas Araújo, all with one goal each.

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In an interview with Ulisses TV, Ryan celebrated the goal and spoke about his adaptation to Corinthians’ youth setup since arriving: “I have to thank God. I’ve been working very hard for this to happen (the goal). It was a wonderful day, right? God was able to bless me so that a ball fell to me and I could score. And we knew it was going to be difficult. I was already from here, already from São Paulo. I went there to play (in Rio de Janeiro) and came back with an even bigger opportunity, and I can only be thankful for that. It’s a privilege,” he said.

Levy Dias, who scored in stoppage time by slotting the ball past the goalkeeper when through one-on-one, netted his second goal in 20 matches for Corinthians’ Under-20 side. Like Ryan, the 18-year-old defender was signed by Timão at the beginning of this year after a long spell in Flamengo’s youth system — Under-15, 16, 17 and 20 levels. There, he won the 2024 Rio de Janeiro State Under-17 Championship and the Copa Rio in the category in 2023 and 2024.

Like Ryan, he also gave an interview after the final whistle and spoke about the victory, already looking ahead to the second leg of the Brazilian Championship quarterfinal Derby against Palmeiras next Thursday (16), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena Barueri. Timãozinho, who lost the first leg at Fazendinha 1-0, need to win by at least one goal to take the decision to penalties. A two-goal victory would send them straight through to the semifinals. The youngster also praised the presence of the Corinthians fans — Fiel Atibia, Fiel Maiporã and regular Alvinegro supporters.

“It’s wonderful. It’s an indescribable feeling. Seeing these fans here is unbelievable, man. Really. I think we managed to play good football and show them that they didn’t come here for nothing, right? And that’s it. I’m also very happy about the goal. First of all, I want to thank God for everything, I’ve been through a lot of difficult things. And I’m very happy. Now it’s about staying focused, because now it’s the next match in the Brazilian Championship. Let’s go, Corinthians!”, he said.

Corinthians Under-20 top scorers in 2026:

1) Luiz Fernando — 12 goals in 28 matches 2) Luiz Gustavo Bahia (20 matches) and Iago Machado (20 matches) — four goals each 3) Luiz Fábio ‘Favela’ — three goals in 27 matches 4) Levy Dias* (20 matches), Yago Melo (14 matches), Lorenzo (19 matches) and Joãozinho (20 matches) — two goals each 5) Ryan Evaristo* (two matches) Luiz Eduardo (21 matches), Nicolas Araújo (14 matches), Guilherme Pellegrin (26 matches), Cauã Ribeiro (eight matches), Gui Amorim (15 matches), Gustavo Corrêa (15 matches), Christian (18 matches), Nicollas (19 matches) and Guilherme Pires (26 matches) — one goal each

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