Relief for Fiel: Corinthians end winless run in Paulistão

Corinthians preserved their main players.

And they weren't delivering the football expected by the fans.

But they defeated Velo Clube playing at Benitão by 1-0 this Sunday (25).

Yuri Alberto, already in injury time, decided the match.

And he was the target of "jokes" from his teammates during the celebration.

The team will now focus on their debut in the Brasileirão and then on the Supercopa Rei, in a better position in the State Championship.

They posed a threat, but...

Corinthians had more control of the actions in the first half.

They couldn't execute the well-worked plays they imagined, but they made the rival goalkeeper work hard.

The "tactic" was to shoot from outside the area to try to beat Marcelo Carné.

Dorival works and... his goal!

Four main players were brought on in the second half - the last one at the 82nd minute.

Pedro Raul also got a chance.

The scenario was the same for Corinthians: superior ball possession and attempts.

Velo Clube, on the other hand, tried to pose a threat through aerial plays. But without success.

And they were "settling" for a point.

Then Vitinho made the difference, Carné couldn't hold it, and Yuri Alberto celebrated with the fans (91').

📊 Standings and schedule 📅

Rubro-Verde remains with four points. They are 13th. Noroeste, who opens the relegation zone, has the same score.

They will play again on Sunday (1), when they visit Noroeste at Noroeste.

Meanwhile, Corinthians reached eight points. They took fourth place.

Their next match in the Paulistão will only be on Thursday (5) due to the Supercopa Rei final.

They will host Capivariano in Itaquera.

Next Wednesday (28) will be their debut in the Brasileirão at home against Bahia.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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