Corinthians vs Fortaleza, 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Corinthians

40': Yuri Alberto

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Fortaleza

22': José Welison

About

Corinthians are hosting Fortaleza at Neo Química Arena, Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Fágner.
1': Attempt blocked. Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Foul by Maycon (Corinthians).
6': Titi (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Hand ball by Yuri Alberto (Corinthians).
8': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Pacheco with a cross.
9': Attempt saved. Guilherme (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
12': Attempt saved. Giuliano (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fágner.
15': Foul by Marinho (Fortaleza EC).
15': Renato Augusto (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Corinthians).
17': Marinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
18': Maycon (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt saved. Wesley Gassova (Corinthians) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fábio Santos.
20': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Gil.
22': Goal! Corinthians 0, Fortaleza EC 1. Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marinho with a cross following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
25': VAR Decision: Goal Corinthians 0-1 Fortaleza EC (Zé Welison).
28': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
28': Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Tinga.
33': Foul by Gabriel Moscardo (Corinthians).
33': Marinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Renato Augusto (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maycon.
38': Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Corinthians).
38': Lucas Veríssimo (Corinthians) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt blocked. Guilherme (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
40': Goal! Corinthians 1, Fortaleza EC 1. Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renato Augusto.
44': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
44': Maycon (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Fágner (Corinthians).
45'+1': Titi (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Attempt saved. Wesley Gassova (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renato Augusto.
45'+5': First Half ends, Corinthians 1, Fortaleza EC 1.
45': Second Half begins Corinthians 1, Fortaleza EC 1.
48': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Gil.
49': Delay in match because of an injury Marinho (Fortaleza EC).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Attempt blocked. Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Santos.
51': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Titi.
52': Offside, Corinthians. Yuri Alberto tries a through ball, but Maycon is caught offside.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Marinho (Fortaleza EC).
53': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Yago Pikachu replaces Marinho because of an injury.
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Guilherme.
54': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
54': Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Substitution, Corinthians. Ángel Romero replaces Wesley Gassova.
57': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC).
57': Renato Augusto (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Foul by Gabriel Moscardo (Corinthians).
60': Guilherme (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt saved. Tinga (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
61': Attempt missed. Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cássio following a fast break.
62': Attempt saved. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Alexandre.
63': Foul by Fágner (Corinthians).
63': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Gabriel Moscardo (Corinthians) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
65': Substitution, Corinthians. Gustavo Silva replaces Gabriel Moscardo.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Delay in match (Corinthians).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Guilherme (Fortaleza EC).
67': Fábio Santos (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Guilherme (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt saved. Guilherme (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Pacheco.
71': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC).
71': Lucas Veríssimo (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Imanol Machuca replaces Guilherme.
71': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Calebe replaces Tomás Pochettino.
71': Attempt missed. Renato Augusto (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
72': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
72': Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt missed. Renato Augusto (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Veríssimo.
76': Attempt missed. Imanol Machuca (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Pacheco following a fast break.
77': Foul by Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC).
77': Gustavo Silva (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Lucas Sasha replaces Zé Welison.
79': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Pedro Augusto replaces Caio Alexandre.
80': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Giuliano (Corinthians).
80': Attempt missed. Calebe (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
81': Attempt missed. Maycon (Corinthians) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Renato Augusto.
83': Attempt saved. Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Silva with a cross.
86': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Maycon.
88': Foul by Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC).
88': Gustavo Silva (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt saved. Ángel Romero (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gil with a headed pass.
90': Attempt blocked. Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+2': Foul by Renato Augusto (Corinthians).
90'+2': Imanol Machuca (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tinga.
90'+5': Foul by Renato Augusto (Corinthians).
90'+5': Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Renato Augusto (Corinthians) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Corinthians 1, Fortaleza EC 1.
0': Match ends, Corinthians 1, Fortaleza EC 1.

Statistics

FOR		COR
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	5
32	Possession	68
14	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
199	Accurate Passes	506
263	Passes	576
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	49
18	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	3
20	Effective Clearances	17
20	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 42,196

Line-Ups

Corinthians (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Cássio (GK)
42	Lucas Verissimo
4	Gil
44	Gabriel Moscardo
6	Fábio Santos
23	Fagner
8	Renato Augusto
20	Giuliano
36	Wesley Ribeiro
7	Maycon
9	Yuri Alberto

Corinthians Substitutes:

Ángel Romero, Matheus Bidu, Pedro Henrique, Carlos Miguel, Bruno Méndez, Victor Cantillo, Ruan, Roni, Fausto Vera, Gustavo Mosquito, Biro, Caetano .

Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	João Ricardo (GK)
4	Titi
19	Emanuel Britez
6	Bruno Pacheco
2	Tinga
7	Tomás Pochettino
8	Caio Alexandre
17	José Welison
9	Juan Martín Lucero
29	Guilherme Augusto
12	Marinho

Fortaleza Substitutes:

Pedro Augusto, Marcelo Benevenuto, Tobias Figueiredo, Silvio Romero, Lucas Sasha, Gonzalo Escobar, Yago Pikachu, Fernando Miguel , Lucas Crispim, Thiago Galhardo, Calebe, Imanol Machuca.

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