Yuri Alberto on Corinthians away draw and going off with discomfort | OneFootball

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista drew 1-1 with Bahia on the afternoon of this Sunday (26) at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, in a match valid for the 20th round of the Brazilian Championship. A key figure in Corinthians’ attack, Yuri Alberto once again delivered a performance marked by great physical intensity and direct involvement in building plays.

During the match, the number 9 battled intensely with the opposing defense and tried to add pace to the attack, creating good chances and setting up his teammates down the flanks. In the 37th minute of the second half, after a heavy physical toll, the striker felt slight discomfort in his calf and was substituted as a precaution. He is expected to undergo a routine reevaluation by the medical department ahead of the next match.

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“It hurts not to leave here with the win because we stepped onto the pitch thinking only about the three points, and we really wanted to give that result to our fans. I didn’t want to leave the field, I don’t like coming off like that, but I felt that discomfort and understood that I couldn’t hold the team back at the end. The team needed someone at 100% to try to go for the goal until the very last second”, said Yuri Alberto.

After the result in Salvador, the Corinthians squad returns to São Paulo and resumes preparations for the upcoming run of matches this season, with the striker focused on recovering quickly so he can continue helping the team in the Brasileirão.

Upcoming matches

Timão returns to the pitch next Thursday (30) to face Athletico-PR in a match valid for the 21st round of the Brazilian Série A Championship. Over the weekend, Alvinegro switches focus and takes on Internacional in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16.

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