Corinthians beat América-RN and goalkeeper Carlos Miguel celebrates the team's victory

This Wednesday (01), Corinthians beat the América-RN team at Arena das Dunas by a score of 2-1 in the first game valid for the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, with special emphasis on goalkeeper Carlos Miguel , who recently joined the starting position, replacing Cássio, who started to remain on the bench.

Performance by Carlos Miguel

Newly appointed to the Corinthians team, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel was very important in Corinthians' victory over América-RN, making several difficult saves, which could have cost the score built. After the final whistle, the athlete was very grateful to Cássio for everything he learned from the veteran: “I thank him very much. To be playing here today, he helped me a lot. I will learn a lot from him. I just thank you for the support. Nothing ever comes easy in life, whoever works, always achieves it”said the goalkeeper, praising their coexistence.

Details

Corinthians' goals were scored by Breno Bidon and Cacá, while Norberto scored for the northeastern team. Given the 2-1 result for São Paulo, Corinthians has an advantage, playing for a draw in the return game to reach the round of 16, while América-RN needs to win by at least one goal difference to take the decision to penalties, or at least two to advance in normal time. Follow the best moments of the match:

_{Best moments of América–RN 1 x 2 Corinthians (Video: reproduction/YouTube/ge)}

The second clash takes place on May 21st (Tuesday), at 8pm at Neo Química Arena.

Upcoming appointments

Corinthians returns to the pitch on Saturday (04), at 4pm, when they host Fortaleza in the fifth round of Series A of the Brazilian Championship. One day later, América-RN faces Atlético Cearense at home, at 6pm in the second round of the first phase of Series D.

Featured Photo: Carlos Miguel's move in Corinthians' match against América-RN (Reproduction/Instagram/@carlosmiguel98)