O Corinthians lost 2-0 to Juventudethis Wednesday (17), at Alfredo Jaconi, and continues without winning in the 2024 Brazilian Championship. The low point of the night was goalkeeper Cássio, who missed both goals for the team from Rio Grande do Sul.
Both left in the second half, six minutes apart. In the first, Jean Carlos took a long shot and Cássio was unable to reach the ball.
In the second, the goalkeeper tried a risky pass, Jean Carlos arrived first and served Lucas Barbosa, who deflected it into the empty goal.
With one point won, Corinthians is in 16th place and could enter the relegation zone depending on the result of Botafogo x Atlético-GO, who play this Thursday (18).
Juventude now has four points and provisionally takes third place in the Brasileirão.
Socks together
Rodrigo Garro and Igor Coronado had their first opportunity to act together since the start of the match. The two played as centralized midfielders, positioned just in front of Raniele, responsible for the combat.
As expected, Corinthians demonstrated in the first minutes that the technical part was refined, with two “arches” for the “arrows” of the attack. Defensively, however, the team seemed exposed to Juventude’s attacks.
Goal or not?
Corinthians’ first clear goal opportunity came in a well-worked play with António Oliveira. In the middle, Coronado found Fagner at speed, who crossed for Yuri Alberto to shoot dangerously.
The ball quickly hit the outside of the net, confusing some fans in the stands, who celebrated a goal that never existed.
Youth seeks game
If Corinthians showed that they would be responsible for proposing a game, Juventude responded that, in Alfredo Jaconi, they would play hard. Róger Machado’s team, after a bad start, increased its marking lines and began to nullify Corinthians’ creativity.
At one point in the first half, Jean Carlos came face to face with Cássio, but shot weakly and stopped at the Corinthians goalkeeper.
Dear to dear!
Corinthians returned changed for the second half, with Maycon replacing Wesley. The team sought to have greater control of the midfield, something that had an effect in the first minutes of the second half.
At 2 minutes, Rodrigo Garro received the ball in the middle and gave a beautiful ball to Yuri Alberto. The number 9 made a great run, came face to face with Gabriel Vasconcellos, but hit the Juventude goalkeeper.
Who doesn’t…
Juventude immediately responded to the clear chance lost by Corinthians. In a counterattack, Jean Carlos drove from the left side and hit hard. Cássio, who seemed poorly positioned, saw the ball hit his net.
The goalkeeper’s positioning, in fact, was the Corinthians’ main challenge, irritated by the goal conceded. And the question remained, whether or not Corinthians’ historic idol would have missed Juventude’s goal.
If Cássio’s posture was questionable in Juventude’s first goal, it certainly wasn’t in the Gaucho team’s second goal. After all, the goal came from a wrong pass by the black and white archer inside the Corinthians area.
In the move, Juventude came out to pressure the ball from the goalkeeper, who looked for a pass to Félix Torres. The touch was short and found the opponent’s attack. With an open goal, Lucas Barbosa just touched and increased the score.
Youth x Corinthians
Youth
Gabriel Vasconcellos; João Lucas, Danilo Boza, Zé Marcos and Gabriel Inocêncio; Caíque, Jadson and Jean Carlos (Marcelinho); Nenê (Mandaca), Lucas Barbosa (Ruan) and Erick Farias (Werik Popó). Coach: Roger Machado.
Corinthians
Cassio; Fagner, Félix Torres, Gustavo Henrique and Hugo; Raniele (Fausto Vera), Rodrigo Garro and Igor Coronado; Romero (Gustavo Mosquito), Wesley (Maycon) and Yuri Alberto (Pedro Raul).
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