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It was little, but enough. In a technically bad match for both teams, Corinthians beat São Caetano (14), 1-0, at Anacleto Campanella tonight, for the fourth round of Paulistão. The only goal of the game left Uruguayan Bruno Méndez’s head after a corner kick in the first half.
With the result, Timão secures his second victory in the competition and climbs to eight points in Group A. As for Azulão, he is still unable to win and remains in the crosshairs of Group D, with only one point won so far. .
Corinthians on the field on Wednesday, against Salgueiro, for the Copa do Brasil. Paulistão was detained due to the increased restriction of circulation in the fight against the coronavirus. The sequence of the championship now depends on a meeting that will take place tomorrow (15) between the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF) and Governor João Doria (PSDB).
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The Corinthians fan has already gotten used to the various changes the team has been undergoing since last season. And today (14), against São Caetano, this maxim was no different. Coach Vagner Mancini, once again, modified the starting eleven and promoted the laps of Cássio, Fagner and Gabriel – all recovered from the covid – and Luan (their second consecutive game), Otero and Jô rose. Finally, on the left side, defender Bruno Méndez improvised.
Starting with the strongest São Caetano
Playing in his dominions and, therefore, accustomed to Anacleto Campanella’s bad turf, São Caetano was the one who had a more aggressive start in the game and built the most dangerous scoring chances. The first happened shortly after two minutes, when Gui Castro took advantage of an opportunity from outside the area, and Cássio had to take a corner kick. Then, at 15, Lucas Dias appeared in the area to head and threaten the Corinthians goalkeeper.
He took, but answered …
With difficulties creating plays, including their fragility on the left side, it took Corinthians a long time to reach goalkeeper Luiz’s goal. That was only going to happen in the 24th minute in a break between Jô and Daciel and, in the sequence, in the 32nd, with the shot over the goal of Otero.
Go for the dead ball
If with the ball rolling Corinthians could not sew effective plays, the dead ball emerged as a great alternative at the end of the first stage. In the 41st minute, Otero took a corner kick from the right, and Bruno Méndez headed wide to open the scoring in São Caetano do Sul. Azulão’s goalkeeper Luiz fell to the right corner but missed the ball from the Uruguayan.
Second time and the attempt to knead
Handicapped on the scoreboard, São Caetano tried to crush Corinthians in the second stage. Coach Wilson Júnior made three changes in the first minutes and highlighted some attempts in attack with Diego Cardoso and Carlinhos. Timão, in turn, tried to respond with a header from Jô, at 18 minutes, and even claimed a penalty from Daciel for having deflected the ball with his arm inside the area. The infraction was not marked, because the VAR indicated an impediment to the Corinthians attack in the previous action.
DATA SHEET
SÃO CAETANO 0X1 CORINTHIANS
Competence: Paulista Championship – 4th round
Data: 03/14/2021 (Sunday)
Time: 19h (from Brasilia)
Local: Anacleto Campanella, in São Caetano do Sul (SP)
Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores (SP)
Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Vladimir Nunes da Silva (SP)
WHERE: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (SP)
Yellow cards: Fagner and Gabriel (COR); Charles (SCA)
Red cards: there was no
Goals: Bruno Méndez, from Corinthians, in the 41 ‘/ 1Q (0-1)
SAO CAETANO: Luiz; Tony, Lucas Dias (Polidoro, at 14 ‘/ 2T), Carlos Alexandre and Daciel (Neto, at 43’ / 2T); Luiz Felipe and Charles; William (Guilherme Pira, at 14 ‘/ 2T), Diego Cardoso and Guilherme Castro (Marcinho, at 13’ / 2T); Carlinhos (Emerson, 24 ‘/ 2Q). Coach: Wilson Júnior.
CORINTHIANS: Cassio; Fagner (João Victor, 30 ‘/ 2T), Jemerson, Gil and Bruno Méndez; Gabriel; Otero, Luan (Vitinho, 29 ‘/ 2T), Rodrigo Varanda (Gabriel Pereira, 30’ / 2T) and Mateus Vital (Antony, 45 ‘/ 2T); Jo. Coach: Vagner Mancini.
