At a packed Neo Química Arena, Corinthians beat Rosario Central 1-0 this Thursday (20) in the second leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16 (first leg: 0-0).
Surprisingly, in the first half, Timão failed to apply the expected pressure despite playing in front of the Fiel Torcida.
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In fact, their only real chance came from a good effort by Kaio César, which Ledesma saved.
The Argentine side, meanwhile, led by Di María, looked quite comfortable on the pitch.
After the break, things got even more difficult for Corinthians when Raniele left his studs on Coppeti’s knee and was sent off after a VAR review.
The black-and-white faithful only got fired up again in the stands in Itaquera when Memphis Depay came on for Pedro Raul, finally bringing the contract renewal saga to an end.
And the Fiel was right!
The Dutch idol took a free kick from the edge of the box on the left side of the attack, and Breno Bidon appeared in the area to get a touch and open the scoring for Corinthians against Rosario Central.
🦅 Support, yes — accountability too!
Before kickoff, the Fiel Torcida displayed banners showing its outrage at the current situation of the club from Parque São Jorge.
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“Fiel supporters, the right to vote!”, “Judicial intervention now!” and “Enough amateurism” were the banners displayed by the Corinthians fans.
🚦 How it stands
With qualification secured, Corinthians will face Estudiantes, also from Argentina, in the quarterfinals.
Conmebol still has to confirm the match dates, but the first leg (between September 8 and 10) will be played in La Plata, while the second leg (between September 15 and 17) will take place at Neo Química Arena.
Timão returns to action next Sunday (23), when they visit Coritiba at Couto Pereira at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the 24th round of the Brasileirão.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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