Corinthians stumble at home, South American hopes in jeopardy

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07-05-2025

Corinthians stumble at home, South American hopes in jeopardy
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The Corinthians ended in a draw with América de Cali this Tuesday (6th) in the fourth round of the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana.
Memphis Depay opened the scoring in the first half, and Navarro equalized at the start of the second half. The result leaves Corinthians in a delicate situation in the competition, occupying only the third position in Group C.
Timão has five points, one less than América de Cali itself and two below Huracán, which still plays in this round. The game in Itaquera was balanced for most of the time with few clear scoring chances.
Even with the Brazilian team needing a victory, América de Cali did not experience moments of great pressure in defense.
Timão was more efficient at the beginning of the match and relied on the brilliance of Memphis Depay to open the scoring. The Dutchman received a good pass from Maycon and shot low from outside the area, making it 1-0 at 20 minutes into the game.
América de Cali grew after conceding the goal and even hit the post in the first half's added time. Corinthians ended up being punished just seconds after the interval.
Carrascal sent the ball into the small area and found Navarro free to slide and push the ball into the net. Timão took a while to react after conceding the goal and only threatened to pressure the Colombian team in the second half of the final stage.
But América de Cali defended well, and goalkeeper Soto didn't need to make many saves to keep the score at 1-1.
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