Corinthians announce line-up to face Flamengo away in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians faces Flamengo this Sunday afternoon (13) at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã Stadium, in a match valid for the 27th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Timão, coming off four straight defeats in the tournament, currently sits only in 13th place in the national competition with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and 10 losses — with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded.

Corinthians’ coaching staff has the following absences for the match against the Rio de Janeiro side: center-backs André Ramalho (partial training with the group after a bout of labyrinthitis) and Gustavo Henrique (rested), defensive midfielders Allan (contractual clause; on loan from Flamengo), André Luiz (still recovering from a grade 2 injury to the hamstring in his right thigh) and André Carrillo (rested), midfielder Zakaria Labyad (recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee), as well as forwards Kayke Ferrari (recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee), Memphis Depay (rested) and Yuri Alberto (still being treated for a grade 2 injury to the hamstring in his right thigh).

Photo: Gustavo Vasco / Corinthians

With that, Corinthians was named by coach Fernando Diniz to start the match as follows: Hugo Souza; Pedro Milans, Iago Machado, João Pedro Tchoca and Fabrizio Angileri; Raniele, Charles and Matheus Pereira; Dieguinho, Jesse Lingard and Gui Negão.

The substitutes available are: Kauê Camargo, Matheuzinho, Matheus Bidu, Hugo Farias, Gabriel Paulista, Yago Melo, Alex Santana, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro, Kaio César, Vitinho and Pedro Raul.

After visiting Flamengo at the Maracanã for the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians will turn its focus back to the biggest match of the season. Next Wednesday (16), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will host Estudiantes of Argentina in the second leg of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals. The first match in La Plata ended in a 1-1 draw. If there is another draw, the semifinalist will be decided on penalties.

Different performances in the Brazilian Championship and Conmebol Libertadores

The club from Parque São Jorge is facing a dilemma this season, because despite being in the decisive stages of the Libertadores, it is going through a difficult situation in the national competition. Fernando Diniz’s side lost its last four Brazilian Championship matches — Cruzeiro (H – 1 x 2), Coritiba (A – 2 x 1), Santos (H – 0 x 1) and Chapecoense (H – 1 x 2) — and has gone from fighting for a G5 spot, the qualification zone for the 2027 Pre-Libertadores, to battling against the relegation zone. The first team inside the bottom four at the moment is Vasco da Gama, with 28 points in 26 matches.

Next Wednesday (16), Corinthians will play the second leg of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals against Estudiantes-ARG at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena, seeking a place in the semifinals of the competition for the first time since 2012, the year it won its first-ever title. In the first leg, Timão, with a goal from forward Kaio César, secured a 1-1 draw in La Plata at the José Jorge Hirschi Stadium.

In the group stage, Alvinegro advanced as the leader of Group E with 11 points — three wins, two draws, and one loss — scoring eight goals and conceding four. In the round of 16, it knocked out Rosario Central-ARG by winning 1-0 on aggregate — 0-0 in the first leg (Argentina) and 1-0 in the second leg (Neo Química Arena). So far, the club has accumulated R$ 25.9 million in prize money in the competition.

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