Inter hold Corinthians and book Copa do Brasil quarter-final spot

Inter hold Corinthians and book Copa do Brasil quarter-final spot At Neo Química Arena, Corinthians beat Internacional 2-1 this Thursday (6) in the second leg of the 2026 Copa do Brasil round of 16. However, because they won the first leg 2-0, Colorado secured a place in the next round of the tournament and remains alive in the dream of a second title (they lifted the trophy in 1992). ⚽ The match The entire first half was practically one big "attack versus defense" battle. However, even with their attacking dominance and control of possession, Timão relied on crosses (10 in total) to try to find center-forward Pedro Raul in the box. The strategy worked to some extent, after all, it was through the air that Corinthians opened the scoring. At the end of the first half, Rodrigo Garro sent a free kick into the area, Gustavo Henrique won it in the air, goalkeeper Matheus Cunha made the save, but the defender himself pounced on the rebound.   After the break, however, Inter found the equalizer when Alan Patrick provided the assist for Bernabei to strike left-footed, just under the crossbar, leaving Hugo Souza with no chance to save it. Needing two goals in a little over 30 minutes, Timão fully committed to the attack, but kept prioritizing the same strategy. And it worked: left-back Matheus Bidu crossed from the left, and Pedro Raul appeared at the far post to restore hope for the Fiel Torcida. In the final minutes, Matheuzinho hit it first-time from the edge of the box and struck Matheus Cunha's left post. 🚦 What it means With qualification secured, Internacional now awaits the CBF draw, which will be held next Tuesday (11) at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), to find out their quarterfinal opponent. Corinthians, meanwhile, now turns its attention to the Brasileirão, where it sits in ninth place with 29 points. Timão will face RB Bragantino next Sunday (9) in the countryside of São Paulo state, for the 22nd round of the national league. Colorado will play on the same day, when they visit Palmeiras at Nubank Parque.  This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.