00:00Hey friends, here in Bragança Paulista, Corinthians beat Red Bull Bragantino 2-0.
00:09with goals from Garro and Pedro Raul.
00:12Here I am right now in the press conference area of Red Bull Bragantino, the area where the players go to...
00:19the mixed zone
00:19And also a little higher up, where I can point the finger, is the press conference of coach Fernando Diniz.
00:25Well, Corinthians managed to win in a game that wasn't exactly technically brilliant, let's say, it was a difficult game.
00:32in a technical sense,
00:34But Corinthians managed to score two goals and leave here with three points, putting the team back in contention.
00:41in the fight for a spot in the top four of the Brazilian Championship.
00:45In the starting lineup, the only absence was midfielder André, who had a thigh problem and was replaced by midfielder Allan.
00:52who was the starter again
00:53And I dare say it was Allan's best game since he arrived at Corinthians.
00:58A consistent performance, he ran the entire time, ran all over the field, chased the ball, looked for opportunities to shoot.
01:06So Allan played a good game.
01:08Furthermore, it's the same team that played against Internacional and won 2-1, but ended up being eliminated from the competition.
01:15Brazilian Cup.
01:16Well, in the first half we saw Corinthians with a lot of possession, they had chances to score,
01:23but he struggled to finish and turn those chances into goals.
01:27The second half was similar, but with one small difference.
01:31Goalkeeper Thiago Volpi received a back pass from the Bragantino full-back and when he went to make the famous move...
01:39big toe forward,
01:41He ended up missing the ball, and it fell to Rodrigo Garro who just had to tap it into the goal.
01:45With the goal scored, Bragantino ended up going on the attack more and gave Corinthians space.
01:51And it was during one of those attacks that Corinthians had the opportunity to score the second goal.
01:56Mateuzinho's cross found Pedro Raul's head, who scored for the second consecutive game.
02:02This is the second consecutive game in which Pedro Raul scored, in the elimination against Internacional.
02:07And now he scored again here in the game against Red Bull Bragantino.
02:12Pedro Raul is filling in for striker Yuri Alberto, who is injured.
02:17Remember that Fernando Diniz's first choice was Guinegão.
02:21He was a starter in Rio Grande do Sul, he began with Guinegão,
02:25Then in the second leg, Pedro Raul came on and managed to score two goals in quick succession.
02:30So, perhaps a fresh start for Pedro Raul, who was so criticized at Corinthians.
02:35Because, in fact, considering the cost, Corinthians fans expected a little more.
02:41Today, he gave further proof that he can at least be useful to coach Fernando Diniz.
02:46Diniz himself said that he is a player with characteristics that he likes,
02:50Tall player with good movement inside the penalty area, goal scorer.
02:54So, this is the player that coach Fernando Diniz has been trying to utilize.
02:56Pedro Raul had opportunities to leave Corinthians.
03:00Pedro Raul had offers from Fortaleza, offers from Vitória, and other offers.
03:06But the salary issue always came up, including Remo's.
03:09But the salary issue always ended up delaying these negotiations.
03:13That's why the player ended up staying.
03:15Corinthians wouldn't release Pedro Raul unless they covered 100% of his salary.
03:20With that, Pedro Raul stayed and is now having his first run of games.
03:23Fernando Diniz's team is back after striker Uri Alberto's injury.
03:27So, basically, that's it, Corinthians' victory in the Brazilian Championship.
03:30Now, the team is completely shifting its focus to the game against Rosario Central.
03:35There in Argentina, the first game of the round of 16 of the competition.
03:39Away game against Di Maria and company,
03:42It's a difficult team to play against, even more so in Argentina, which is always very complicated.
03:46Corinthians will probably be without midfielder André.
03:48With that discomfort in his thigh, he'll likely be unavailable, if everything goes as planned.
03:53Alan, who played a good game today, as I said, should be a starter.
03:57just like Pedro Raul, in the offensive role.
03:59It's worth highlighting that we, the auctioneer, had determined this at the end of last week,
04:05immediately after Corinthians' defeat to Internacional,
04:07that there was an expectation of Memphis Depay finalizing the contract renewal,
04:12to be available for the Corinthians team in the game in Argentina.
04:16Let's see if this information ultimately proves true.
04:20The renovation was not, however, nothing was completed.
04:24But the Corinthians team is still preaching optimism internally.
04:28for this renewal and the retention of the Dutch number 10.
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