In the first appointment after the resignation of coach Ramón Díaz, Corinthians won again in the Brazilian Championship. The alvinegro team searched for a turn at Neo Chemistry Arena by overcoming Sport 2-1 on Saturday afternoon (19), with two goals from Memphis Depay, and reached seven points in the competition.
Without a definitive substitute for the place of the Argentine coach, the command of the team on this fifth round was in charge of interim Orlando Ribeiro, who is ahead of the club’s under-20. Dorival Júnior, recently fired from the Brazilian team, is appointed as one of the possible names to take over the team.
The attack trio formed by Romero, Memphis Depay and Yuri Alberto accumulated clear chances of goal early in the game, but did not take advantage of them. There were nine submissions in the first 20 minutes, including a Paraguayan kick in the post.
In the following minutes, Sport was able to balance the match and began to offer more danger to the Corinthian defense. Striker Chrystian Barletta, who had a quick stint at Corinthians in 2023, hit the post at 36. At 44, the Portuguese Sergio Oliveira received a cross and advanced in the area to complete the first and open the scoring.
The answer came immediately after the break. Memphis received from Romero inside the area, surpassed the marking and kicked to draw the match at ten seconds of the second half. It was also from the Dutch the goal of the turn, at 17, after tabulating with the side Leo Mana.
The confrontation also had opportunities for both sides and some scares from the mistakes of the defenses. Goalkeeper Matheus Donelli even slipped over the ball, but managed to ward off the danger.
“We lost a lot of points in the last games. Today I think we started very well, we created chances, we waste some, but I’m proud of the team,” Memphis said in the post-game interview.
In the last game, the 2-0 loss to Fluminense at home, the Dutch had made criticism of the Football played by Corinthians still under the command of Ramón Díaz.
“I arrived here six months ago. Do you think the team is progressing? Or are we just looking at the results? I want to know that. Do you see progress? Because I have my doubts,” he said on Wednesday (16), when leaving the field.
Sport reaches four straight losses and parks in the Brasileirão lantern, with only one point.
