Corinthians' booking risk and absentees for Estudiantes in Libertadores | OneFootball

Corinthians take on Estudiantes-ARG on Wednesday night (9) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium in the first leg of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals. The second match will take place exactly seven days later, at the same time, but at Neo Química Arena. In the round of 16, it is worth remembering, the club from Parque São Jorge eliminated Rosario Central after winning 1-0 on aggregate.

Corinthians’ coaching staff, led by Fernando Diniz, has the following absences for the match against the Argentinians: center-back André Ramalho (partially training with the group after a bout of labyrinthitis), defensive midfielders Raniele (suspended) and André Luiz (still recovering from a grade 2 injury to the hamstring in his right thigh), attacking midfielders Vitinho (in physical transition, in the final stage of recovery from surgery on the meniscus in his left knee) and 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) and Yuri Alberto (still being treated for a grade 2 injury to the hamstring in his right thigh).

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

In addition to the long list of absences, Corinthians will also have to keep an eye on one current squad player who has two yellow cards: right-back Matheuzinho. If he is shown a third, he will miss a possible first-leg semifinal match in the international competition — if Alvinegro qualifies against the Argentine side.

With that, the club from Parque São Jorge is expected to start the match with the following lineup: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Allan; André Carrillo, Breno Bidon and Rodrigo Garro; Kaio César and Memphis Depay.

Conmebol Libertadores campaign and prize money earned

In the group stage, Alvinegro advanced as leaders of Group E with 11 points — three wins, two draws and one loss — with eight goals scored and nine conceded. Timão’s group also included Platense-ARG, Peñarol-URU and Santa Fé-COL. In the round of 16, meanwhile, they eliminated Rosario Central-ARG. In the first match, in Buenos Aires, it ended in a goalless draw. In the return leg, at Neo Química Arena, Corinthians won 1-0.

Thanks to their performance in the international competition, Corinthians have already earned R$ 25.9 million. Of that total, R$ 16.9 million came from the group-stage campaign, while the rest refers to qualification for the quarterfinals.

The opponent’s performance

Estudiantes finished second in Group A with nine points — two wins, three draws and one loss. The group leaders were Flamengo, the top seed and defending champions, with 16 points. In the round of 16, they knocked out Universidad Católica of Chile by a 4-1 aggregate score. In the first match, on Argentine soil, it ended 1-1. In the return leg, they won 3-0.

Check out the Corinthians squad list below for the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinal against Estudiantes-ARG:

Goalkeepers: Hugo Souza, Kauê Camargo and Felipe Longo;Full-backs: Matheuzinho, Matheus Bidu, Pedro Milans, Hugo and Fabrizio Angileri;Center-backs: Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, João Pedro Tchoca and Iago Machado;Midfielders: Allan, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro, André Carrillo, Alex Santana, Charles, Matheus Pereira, Jesse Lingard and Dieguinho;Forwards: Memphis Depay, Kaio César, Gui Negão and Pedro Raul.

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