Corinthians go top of Brasileirão U17; Fluminense can retake it Wednesday

Corinthians thrashed Internacional 4-0 in the ninth round of the Brasileirão U-17Credits: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Agência Corinthians

Corinthians moved to the top of the Brasileirão U-17 table with a 4-0 thrashing of Internacional this Tuesday (21) at Parque São Jorge, in the ninth round of the tournament. With 19 points, the São Paulo side sits in first place on goal difference — 20 compared to Fluminense’s 12.

Alongside Timão and Tricolor das Laranjeiras, Cruzeiro also has 19 points. They reached that tally by beating Vasco 1-0 at Toca da Raposa. Fortaleza, meanwhile, stayed on 16 points after being beaten 3-0 by Athletico-PR at Arena da Baixada.

Earlier this afternoon, Red Bull Bragantino also defeated Grêmio 4-2 at Arena do Grêmio, while Juventude and Vitória drew 1-1 at Homero Soldatelli.

Corinthians thrashed Internacional 4-0 in the ninth round of the Brasileirão U-17Credits: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Agência Corinthians

Flu: Chance to return to 1st place

This Wednesday (22), Fluminense face Atlético-GO, and a draw will be enough for the Rio side to reclaim top spot. The match will be played at Marcelo Vieira and kicks off at 3 p.m. Three other games will also start at that time: São Paulo vs Atlético-MG at Bruno José Daniel, Bahia vs Palmeiras at CT Evaristo de Macedo, and América-MG vs Botafogo at Arena Urbsan.

The match between Flamengo and Santos will bring the ninth round of the Brasileirão U-17 to a close at Luso-Brasileiro at 4 p.m.

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