Cacá begins recovery, Corinthians start gearing up for Brasileiro debut | OneFootball

On Monday morning, Corinthians returned to training after their 1-0 victory over Velo Clube in the Campeonato Paulista. With a new development, the alvinegro squad began preparations for the match against Bahia, valid for the first round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Corinthians will make their debut in the Brasileirão against Bahia this Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP).

How was the training session?

Defender Cacá took another step in his recovery and started the physical transition process. The defender is recovering from a strain in the muscle on the side of his abdomen.

The Corinthians squad returned to the capital after the match against Velo Clube and spent the night at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. As usual, the players who played more than 45 minutes in the victory stayed indoors for regenerative work.

The other athletes, meanwhile, went to the field after a strength workout in the gym for two sectoral activities—offensive and defensive—with technical movements and a small-sided game.

Timão will return to training on Tuesday afternoon and will finish preparations for the match against Bahia.

Returns and absences

Corinthians may have a key reinforcement for their debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro. According to coach Dorival Júnior, the expectation is that Memphis Depay, who is undergoing muscular rebalancing, will be ready to play his first game of the season. He is expected to be included in the squad and could potentially get some minutes.

On the other hand, Timão will likely not have defender Cacá (abdominal injury) and midfielder José Martínez, who is still in Venezuela to reissue his passport, available.

Why play at Vila?

Corinthians will host the match at Vila Belmiro, in Baixada Santista, due to the Supercopa do Brasil taking place this Sunday. The club’s board requested to move up their debut in the Brasileiro to have the same amount of rest as Flamengo.

The issue is that São Paulo and Flamengo are also facing each other on Wednesday, at Morumbis, at 9:30 p.m. The Military Police does not allow teams from the same state to play on the same day. Thus, Corinthians moved the game to Vila Belmiro.

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