Memphis Depay's debut for Corinthians breaks attendance record at Neo Química Arena

Memphis Depay's long-awaited debut wearing the Corinthians shirt took place this Saturday (21), in a game valid for the 27th round of the Brazilian championship against Atlético Goianiense, the team won the match by a score of 3-0 at the Neo Química Arena, which registered the attendance record this year with 46,001 paying spectators for a revenue of R$2,585,075.00.

_{Fans at the stadium (Photo: reproduction/Getty Images Embed/Ricardo Moreira)}

Decision

This Tuesday, the home team will return to the field for the second leg of the Copa Sul-Americana against Fortaleza, with the advantage on the scoreboard after winning 2-0 in the first leg at the opponent's home, who had not lost at home since March, when Vitória beat Leão 1-0 in the group stage of the Copa do Nordeste. Corinthians is looking for a place in the semi-finals of the international competition.

Corinthians has already announced that tickets for this match are also sold out, but it is not news that the people's house is always full, the previous record of the year 2024, was the game against rival São Paulo held in June where 45,474 paying spectators were present on the occasion the score was a 2-2 draw.

Relegation zone

Even with the victory and reaching 28 points, Corinthians is still not out of the relegation zone, but it has taken an important step towards moving away from the uncomfortable situation the team finds itself in in the championship. There are still 11 rounds and 33 points to be played for and Corinthians only depends on itself to remain in the Série A of the Brasileirão.

In recent games the team has been performing better than at the beginning of the season, but the World Cup is the turning point for the team, which demonstrated in this last match the same intensity requested by Ramón Díaz in the game against Fortaleza. Memphis can play in this game to gain more minutes and physical conditioning.

Featured photo: Memphis (reproduction/Getty Images Embed/Alexandre Schneider)

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