Athletico-PR arrive in São Paulo to face Corinthians, likely line-up | OneFootball

The Athletico-PR team has already landed in São Paulo for their decisive duel against Corinthians, valid for the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. The red-black delegation arrived at Guarulhos Airport late Tuesday afternoon and went directly to the hotel where they will be staying until the time of the match.

The Hurricane's preparation began early at CAT Caju, in Curitiba, with the last training session before the trip. After the activity, the athletes had lunch and headed to São Paulo. At the hotel, the schedule includes light physiotherapy work on Tuesday and, already on Wednesday, a stretching session and technical video before the briefing scheduled for 6:30 pm (Brasília time).

The duel against Corinthians is scheduled for this Wednesday, at 9:30 pm, at Neo Química Arena. Timão has the advantage after winning the first leg 1-0 in Curitiba, and plays for a draw to advance to the semifinals. Athletico-PR needs to win by two goals difference to qualify directly, or by one goal to take the decision to penalties.

Suspended, coach Odair Hellmann will not be able to command the team from the sidelines, leaving the mission to assistant Fábio Moreno. Still, the expectation is for a competitive Athletico-PR, even with the focus also on the Serie B dispute.

A probable lineup for Athletico-PR, therefore, is: Santos; Benavídez, Aguirre, Terán and Esquivel; Felipinho, Dudu and Zapelli; Leozinho, Mendoza and Viveros.

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