Corinthians arrive in Santos with 24 players for Brasileirão opener against Bahia | OneFootball

Corinthians arrived in Santos on Tuesday for their Brasileirão 2026 opener against Bahia at Vila Belmiro, set for Wednesday 28 at 20:00.

According to Meu Timao, 24 players are in the travelling party for the opening round.

Memphis Depay returns after spending most of the month recovering, having played through late 2025 with bone oedema in his left knee. He has not appeared this season.

Dorival Júnior remains without two players. Cacá is in physical transition, and José Martínez has no return date amid delays to the reissue of his passport in Venezuela. Including Cacá, 25 are registered for round one, the minimum required.

The team bus was met by a large Fiel crowd. André Ramalho and Gustavo Henrique greeted fans, while others did not stop on police advice due to the tight entrance.

This will be Corinthians’ sixth match of 2026 after five Paulistão rounds. The fixture was brought forward from Thursday to Wednesday and moved to Santos to balance rest with Flamengo, opponents in the Supercopa do Brasil on Sunday.

Goalkeepers: Felipe Longo, Hugo Souza, Kauê. Full-backs: Hugo, Matheuzinho, Matheus Bidu, Pedro Milans. Centre-backs: André Ramalho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique.

Midfielders: André, André Carrillo, Breno Bidon, Charles, Dieguinho, Matheus Pereira, Raniele, Rodrigo Garro. Forwards: Gui Negão, Kayke, Memphis Depay, Pedro Raul, Vitinho, Yuri Alberto.

Source: Meu Timao