Timão fell behind in the score but managed to turn it around in the first half, only to concede the equalizer in the second half.
Corinthians drew 2-2 with Racing last Thursday at the Neo Química Arena in the first leg of the Copa Sul-Americana semifinal. The goals for the home team were scored by Yuri Alberto (twice), while Maximiliano Salas and Martirena netted for the visitors. Find the top football results at ai live score.
The Argentinians came into the match with high confidence after eliminating Athletico-PR in the quarterfinals with a decisive 4-1 victory at El Cilindro. Just five minutes into the game, Salas capitalized on a defensive mistake from the opponents to open the scoring with a beautiful lob.
However, Timão remained undeterred. Despite conceding the early goal, the home team continued to push for an equalizer, which came shortly after, at the 11th minute, with Yuri Alberto scoring. Still in the first half, coach Ramón Díaz lost José Martínez to injury and replaced him with Romero. This change meant abandoning the 4-4-2 formation that had been working well for Corinthians.
The home team then took the lead again with another goal from Yuri Alberto, this time a powerful strike from outside the box that was unstoppable for the goalkeeper at the 32nd minute. However, with the change in tactical approach and the heavy rain that fell in São Paulo during the match, Corinthians’ performance declined, and they couldn’t hold on to the lead for long.
Eight minutes into the second half, Martirena sliced through the Alvinegro defense, combined with Almendra, and scored with a shot that left goalkeeper Hugo Souza with no chance. With this result, Timão needs a win to qualify outright in regular time. If the match ends in another draw, the spot will be decided by penalties, while a simple defeat would send the Argentinians to the final. Be ahead of the game with BBscore football.
