Corinthians cautious with Hugo Souza ahead of Santos clash | OneFootball

At this time, Corinthians does not consider the knee injury suffered by Hugo Souza to be a cause for concern. Even so, the club is proceeding cautiously to prevent the issue from worsening and keeping the goalkeeper sidelined for longer, according to information first reported by ge.globo.

Hugo will undergo a new evaluation at CT Joaquim Grava this Wednesday. Until the match against Santos, scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, the player will continue to be monitored by the medical department staff.

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Expectations within the club are positive, and the coaching staff is working with the possibility of having the goalkeeper available again against Santos. If the pain or discomfort continues, however, the tendency is to repeat the strategy adopted in the previous round and leave him out of the squad list.

The discomfort appeared during a training session held on Saturday. In one of the drills, Hugo Souza made a save using the tip of his foot and then reported pain in the area of the medial collateral ligament. Given the situation, the medical team and coaching staff understood that the best course of action would be not to use him against Coritiba, in Curitiba.

The decision is part of a broader Corinthians plan for the coming weeks. The main objective is to preserve players in situations that present some risk and arrive at the matches against Argentina’s Estudiantes in the Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals in September with the squad in the best possible condition.

In this scenario, players considered important may be given rest when necessary. In the match against Coritiba, besides Hugo Souza, Matheuzinho and Matheus Bidu were also rested by the coaching staff.

For the goalkeeper position, Fernando Diniz has two other alternatives in the squad: Kauê and Felipe Longo. In the most recent match, the coach chose Kauê to take Hugo’s place.

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