With an overwhelming first half, Corinthians beat Santos at home and opened up an advantage in the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil; was Vítor Pereira’s first victory in classics
O Corinthians played well and scored saints 4-0 this Wednesday, 22, at Neo Química Arena, for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. Timão, which had the return of Fagner and john victor in the starting lineup, they can lose by up to three goals difference in the round that confirms the classification to the quarterfinals.
After an initial five minutes of balance, Timão dominated the rest of the first half, controlled the second stage and swung the nets with goals from Gustavo Mantuan, Giuliano (twice) and Raul Gustavo. On the other side, the defense of Peixe was lost and little scared Cassio, who appeared well when he was called. It was the coach’s first triumph in São Paulo classics. Victor Pereira.
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The return game of the round of 16 will be played next month, on July 13, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro. It is worth remembering that there is no qualifying goal as a tiebreaker, and the spot will be defined by the sum of the results. Whoever advances to the quarterfinals will know the next opponent in a draw to be held by the CBF.
Before, the teams will face each other again next Saturday, 25, at 19:00 (Brasília time), again at Neo Química Arena, in a classic for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. Vice-leader with 25 points, Timão wants to remain among the first places. The Fish, on the other hand, wants to get closer to the G-6.
THE GAME
After a balanced start, for five minutes, Corinthians made an undisputed first half at Neo Química Arena. With game volume and offensive, the home team showed effectiveness to open three goals in the opening 45 minutes. The team led by Vítor Pereira counted on the good performance of Willian, who participated in all the goals, to forward the advantage.
Timão started more aggressively and with the best chances until, in the 19th minute, Gustavo Mantuan opened the scoring. After Willian’s pass, Lucas Piton found the good cross for the midfielder to hit the corner and score: 1-0. In the previous bid, Róger Guedes lost a clear goal to Timão.
The second goal came in the 27th minute, with Giuliano. After a play by Fagner and Willian, Du Queiroz kept the ball and tried to send it to the goal, the ball deflected on shirt 11 and went in: 2 to 0. Timão continued in the attack field despite the advantage and Raul Gustavo crowned the good performance in the first half at 42 minutes. After a corner by Willian, the defender went up well and headed with no chance for João Paulo: 3 to 0.
With an advantage in the marker, Timão returned from the break with another posture. The team even had a penalty scored in the 11th minute, in a bid between Kaiky and Róger Guedes, but the referee annulled it after a VAR review. The striker from Timão fell alone, without interference from the defender from Santos. Santos gave Cassio little trouble.
In the 31st minute, Giuliano confirmed Timão’s thrashing. After a corner, Santos’ defense did not remove the danger and Timão managed to work the play in the area, leaving the ball for shirt 11, practically free, to finish: 4 to 0.
A SOUND WINNER FROM THE TIMON!
Corinthians 4 x 0 Santos
⚽⚽ Giuliano
⚽ Gustavo Mantuan
⚽ Raul Gustavo📸 Rodrigo Coca / Ag. Corinthians#Go Corinthianspic.twitter.com/g8Pf2GcRHn
— Corinthians (@Corinthians) June 23, 2022
Source: sportbuzz
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