Victory against Avaí moves Corinthians' U20 ranking in 2026; attacker scores again
- By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial
On the afternoon of this Wednesday (10), Corinthians faced Avaí, at the Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, in a match valid for the 15th round of the classification phase of the 2026 Brazilian Under-20 Championship, and triumphed with a score of 6 x 2. With the result, Alvinegro jumped to tenth place with 22 points, accumulating six wins, four draws and five defeats - 25 goals scored and 20 suffered.
The triumph also moved Timãozinho's top scorer ranking in the 2026 season. Luiz Fábio 'Favela' took to the net for the first time in February and became the team's second top scorer for the year, with four goals, alongside Iago Machado. His goal came six minutes into the first half, after receiving a throw from Joãozinho and touching the goalkeeper's exit.
Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians
In the 12th minute of the opening stage, left-back Joãozinho was the one who scored, reaching his second goal of the season. He received a pass from Gui Amorim. With 24 minutes, Guilherme Pellegrin scored for the first time this year after being called by Gui Amorim, who was once again involved in the goal. In the final stretch of the opening stage, Luiz Fernando scored his first goal of the game after Gustavo Corrêa suffered a penalty. His second came at 16 of the complementary stage, after a play built by Bahia and Pellegrin.
The number 11 is the team's top scorer this year with 10 goals in 20 matches, equaling the number of goals he scored throughout the 2025 season. Iago Machado, finally, also scored against the team from Santa Catarina. In the 34th minute of the final stage, the young man born in 2009 headed in after Luiz Gustavo Bahia's cross from the offensive left side.
After beating Avaí, at home, in the first phase of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, Corinthians turns its focus to the Campeonato Paulista category. This is because, next Saturday (13), at 3pm (Brasília time), Alvinegro will host Portuguesa, at Parque São Jorge, for the second round of the first phase of the state championship. After their debut triumph, Timão started in sixth place in Group 1.
Corinthians Under-20 Artillery in 2026:
1) Luiz Fernando* - 10 goals in 20 games
2) Luiz Fábio 'Favela'* (19 games) and Iago Machado* (15 games) - four goals each
3) Luiz Gustavo Bahia (13 games), Lorenzo (15 games) and Joãozinho* (13 games) - two goals scored each
4) Guilherme Pellegrin*, Cauã Ribeiro (five games), Gui Amorim (eight games), Gustavo Corrêa (nine games), Christian (12 games), Nicollas (14 games) and Guilherme Pires (19 games) - one goal scored each
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