Corinthians and Ituano face off this Sunday afternoon, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Neo Química Arena, in a game valid for the quarterfinals of the Paulista Championship. Whoever wins advances to the semifinals. If there is a tie in normal time, the decision will be on penalties.
The big casualty at Corinthians, managed by Fernando Lázaro, is Renato Augusto, who suffered a strain in the medial collateral ligament of his right knee in the match against Santo André. The biggest possibility is Paulinho’s entry into the role. Still in midfield, Roni and Fausto Vera are vying for a spot.
As none of those suspended received a yellow card against Santos, coach Gilmar Dal Pozzo has no suspensions for this afternoon’s game. The embezzlements continue to be the athletes in the medical department, cases of Pacheco, Geuvânio and Neto Berola. Lucas Siqueira has recovered from a finger fracture suffered at the end of January and is available to the coach.
Bet 1: Corinthians scores +1.5 goals, paying 1.53
Playing at home, Corinthians has explored the sides of the field well and has been counting on a good phase from Roger Guedes and Yuri Alberto. Therefore, against Ituano in the quarterfinals of Paulistão, it is a good guess to believe that Timão will be able to score at least two goals in the match.
Bet 2: Corinthians wins 1.33
Corinthians qualified as the leader and now face Ituano at home. By tradition and by the names of the squad, Timão is the favorite and it is a good guess that Corinthians will win at Neo Química Arena, qualifying for the semifinals of the Paulistão Série A1.
Bet 3: To have 9.5 corners – 1.66
Corinthians and Ituano are two teams that make a lot of use of the sides of the field for their offensive actions. In this way, we have a match in which we will probably have a high number of corner shots. Therefore, it is a good guess to believe that the game has at least ten corners scored in the total of the match.
