📽 Corinthians seek comeback, draw with Portuguesa | OneFootball

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In Pacaembu, Corinthians drew 2-2 with Portuguesa, on Saturday (15), in a match valid for the 10th and third-to-last round of Paulistão 2025.

The return of Timão to the traditional stadium after six years was lively.

Lusa was much better in the initial stage, showing greater aggressiveness and finishing more (10 x 2).

After hitting a beautiful shot on the post at 34 minutes, Jajá opened the scoring for Portuguesa four minutes later, taking it first after a chest assist from Cristiano.

After the interval, Corinthians - with a practically all-reserve team - improved a lot on the field.

In the beginning of the second half, Talles Magno (7') activated Matheus Bidu, who, even without an angle, finished crossed and sent under the legs of goalkeeper Rafael Santos to leave everything equal.

Ten minutes later, Talles Magno was knocked down by a tackle from Gustavo Talles in the area. The same white attacker (19') took the penalty, displacing the goalkeeper to decree the turnaround of Timão.

But Lusa didn't give up. Gustavo Talles made a good play on the right and hit a cross in the area, where Maceió (28') took it first to equalize the traditional classic.

In the final minutes, Rildo (40') risked from the left and also hit Matheus Donelli's post.

🚦 How it stands

With the draw, after two consecutive victories, Corinthians remained in the overall lead and in Group A with 26 points.

Meanwhile, Portuguesa, with their second consecutive draw, remained in second place in Group B with 11 points. Leader Guarani has the same score, but one game less.

Timão returns to the field on Wednesday (19), when they visit Universidad Central, from Venezuela, for the first leg of the second qualifying phase of the Libertadores 2025.

In the Paulistão, Corinthians' next match is only on February 23 (Sunday), when they host Guarani, at Neo Química Arena, for the last round of the first phase.

Featured photo: Mauri Horita/Ag.Paulistão/Divulgação X Paulistão