After Libertadores win, Corinthians gear up for Vitória in Brasileirão | OneFootball

After the victory over Santa Fe, from Colombia, in Itaquera, in the Conmebol Libertadores, Corinthians began preparing for their next match on Thursday afternoon (16) at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. Next Saturday (18), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will visit Vitória at Barradão in a match valid for the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The players who were on the field for more than 45 minutes in Wednesday night’s match (15) against the Colombians stayed indoors at the training center, doing recovery work for their physical conditioning. The rest, meanwhile, started the day’s training with activation work in the gym and then moved on to Field 4.

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There, head coach Fernando Diniz led possession and high-press marking drills. To wrap up the training session, there was an open-field matchup drill. On Friday morning (17), the Corinthians squad will hold its final training session ahead of the clash with the northeastern side and then travel to the capital of Bahia in the afternoon.

It is worth remembering that, at the moment, the following players are in the medical department: center-back João Pedro Tchoca (pubalgia), left-backs Hugo Farias (recovering from knee surgery) and Fabrizio Angileri (strain in the hamstring of the left thigh), defensive midfielder Charles (right heel injury), as well as forwards Kaio César (physical transition after perifibrillar inflammation resulting from a muscle injury in the right thigh), Gui Negão (grade 2 muscle injury in the right thigh), and Memphis Depay (grade 2 muscle injury in the front muscle of the right thigh).

Currently, the Corinthians team sits only in 16th place with 11 points — two wins, five draws, and four losses — with eight goals scored and 11 conceded. The club from Parque São Jorge has not won in the national competition for eight rounds — five draws and three losses — with its last victory coming on February 12, against RB Bragantino, 2-0, at Neo Química Arena, in the third round of the tournament.

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