Corinthians said goodbye to the Paulista Championship after being defeated by Ituano by 7 to 6 in the penalty shootout, after a 1 to 1 draw in regular time, this Sunday (12) at the Itaquera stadium. With that, the team from the interior of São Paulo advances to the semifinals of the competition.
IT’S IN THE SEMI!
On penalties, Ituano guarantees the classification for the next phase of Paulistão Sicredi!#FutebolPaulista #PaulistanSicredi
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Timão played at home and had the support of their passionate fans, but found it very difficult to play, especially due to the lack of their main playmaker, Renato Augusto, who did not recover from injury.
Taking advantage of the weakness of the opponent, Ituano scored first, in the 25th minute, when Raí Ramos kicked from the middle and counted on a deflection by Fábio Santos to overcome Cássio, who failed in the move.
Corinthians still managed to leave everything the same at 34, when Paulinho made it with a header after Adson’s cross. However, equality lasted until the final minute of regular time, which meant that the definition of who would go to the semifinals was carried out in the penalty shootout.
And in the maximum penalties, the visiting team was more efficient to win by 7 to 6. Fábio Santos, Fagner and Gil failed for Timão, while Giuliano, Fausto Vera, Yuri Alberto, Róger Guedes, Maycon and Bruno Méndez scored. Raí Ramos and Mário Sérgio faltered for the Itu team, while Eduardo Person, José Aldo, Rafael Pereira, Claudinho, Jefferson Paulino, Lucas Siqueira and Felipe Siqueira put the ball in the back of the net.
