On a night when Yuri Alberto scored the first three goals for Corinthians and Renato Augusto returned to have a decisive performance, the alvinegro team beat Atlético-GO 4-1 at Neo Química Arena and advanced to the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil.
Vitor Pereira’s team needed a victory by at least two goals to trigger a penalty shootout, as they had lost 2-0 in the first leg. But the Corinthians fans wanted more, especially after the team’s fall in the quarterfinals of Libertadores, against Flamengo, last week, and the defeat to Palmeiras, at the weekend, for the Brazilian Championship.
The Portuguese coach, who during the week had a meeting with the club’s organized fans, knew that the pressure to seek a spot in the national knockout was great.
He then set the team up to pressure from the first few minutes. To open the scoring, however, the team took 42 minutes of the first half to swing the net with Gil after a beautiful cross from Renato Augusto.
After the break, it was more determined. With 11 minutes, he had already scored two more goals. At six, Yuri made his first with the white shirt, receiving a pass from Róger Guedes. Then, at 11, Renato appeared again with a beautiful cross for Yuri to score again.
The 3-0 on the scoreboard would be enough for the Corinthians classification, but Vitor Pereira asked his team to keep pressing to not let Atlético grow. It worked, especially again because of the partnership between Yuri and Renato. At 27, the midfielder gave a head pass for the striker to cover his third goal of the game, the fourth for the hosts.
“I just have to thank God,” said the top scorer of the night. “I want to thank my family, my team. The goals came at the right time”, added Yuri Alberto.
Before the end, Wellington Rato scored for the visitors, in the 42nd minute, but it was too late.
In the next phase, Corinthians will face Fluminense, which drew 2-2 this Wednesday with Fortaleza, at Maracanã. In the first leg, in Ceará, the Rio de Janeiro team had won 1-0.
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