Clear week: Corinthians prepare for Chapecoense in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians continue their week of training ahead of their next commitment in the 2026 season. This Sunday (6), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will host Chapecoense in a match valid for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. At the moment, the club from Parque São Jorge sits in 10th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and nine defeats — with 26 goals scored and 25 conceded.

The Corinthians squad began the day’s training with a tactical instruction video in the Flexform briefing room. After strength work in the gym followed by a warm-up on the pitch with a passing drill, head coach Fernando Diniz held a ten-versus-ten tactical exercise.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

The main news from training this Thursday (3) was the presence of forward Memphis Depay, who had missed the last few sessions due to pain in one of his ankles in recent days. The sprain happened in the derby against Santos in Itaquera, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, which Timão lost 1-0.

It is worth remembering that Corinthians currently have the following players in the medical department: center-back André Ramalho (recovering from labyrinthitis), defensive midfielder André Luiz (physical transition after a grade 2 hamstring injury), midfielders Vitinho (physical transition) and Zakaria Labyad (recovering from surgery on the meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee), in addition to forwards Kayke (recovering from ACL surgery on his right knee; only returns in 2027) and Yuri Alberto (grade 2B injury to the hamstring in his right thigh).

Alvinegro are coming off three straight defeats in the 2026 Brazilian Championship — Cruzeiro (H – 1-2), Coritiba (A – 2-1), and Santos (A – 0-1) — and are looking to get back on a positive run in an attempt to start looking toward the top half of the table again. Timão had gotten to within just three points of the G4, and at the moment the gap is eight points. The Corinthians squad will hold their penultimate training session before this weekend’s match on the morning of Friday (4).

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