š¹ Corinthians beat PeƱarol, stay perfect and close in on last-16 spot
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At Neo QuĆmica Arena, Corinthians defeated PeƱarol 2-0 this Thursday (30), wrapping up the third round of the 2026 Libertadores group stage.
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The truth is that TimĆ£o dominated the match from start to finish.
Especially in the first half, the SĆ£o Paulo side completely outplayed the Uruguayan giant, winner of five Libertadores titles (1960, 1961, 1966, 1982 and 1987).
With 10 minutes played, Gustavo Henrique had already put Corinthians ahead on the scoreboard.
Before the 25-minute mark, Lingard doubled the lead and left the victory well on track, such was TimĆ£oās superiority on the field.
AndrƩ also hit the post, and Breno Bidon showed off his talent in midfield, creating good chances to score.
After halftime, Corinthians slowed the pace but continued to dominate the action completely.
The best chance of the second half came from Garroās excellent free kick, which the goalkeeper managed to save.
š¦ Standings
With their third Libertadores win, Corinthians reached nine points and remained top of Group E.
Platense (six points), Santa Fe and PeƱarol (one point) complete the group.
In the group stage, TimĆ£o still have matches against Santa Fe (05/06 - away), PeƱarol (05/21 - away) and Platense (05/27 - home).
Corinthians return to action on Sunday (3), when they face Mirassol in the countryside of SĆ£o Paulo state, in the 14th round of the BrasileirĆ£o.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in š§š· here.