Corinthians hit by muscle injury crisis, squad stretched thin for 2025 | OneFootball

Corinthians is facing a real crisis of muscle injuries in the 2025 season. The problem started in the pre-season, when defender Gustavo Henrique suffered an injury to the adductor muscle tendon in his right leg, which kept him out of a good part of the first phase of the Paulistão. Since then, the club has recorded more than ten similar cases involving different athletes.

The most recent episode involves midfielder Raniele, who left the 1-1 draw against Palmeiras last Sunday at the Neo Química Arena, in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship, with an injury to the posterior muscle of his left thigh.

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This is the 28-year-old player's fourth muscle problem in 2025 alone. In February, Raniele had already suffered a grade 2 injury to the posterior of his right thigh, missing seven matches. In May, he felt an edema in the anterior muscle of his right thigh, missing the team's South American Cup match against Racing from Uruguay. The following month, a new injury to the posterior of his left thigh sidelined him for 41 days, a period during which he took advantage of the break for the Club World Cup to recover.

Another significant case is that of forward Memphis Depay, who suffered a grade 2 injury to the posterior of his right thigh on September 6, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, against Palmeiras, at Allianz Parque. On that occasion, Timão won 2-0.

In addition to them, names like Igor Coronado, Hugo Souza, Matheuzinho, André Carrillo, and Maycon have also experienced muscle problems this season.

A curious episode occurred with goalkeeper Hugo. In the final stretch of the Paulista Championship, he played even while injured and was decisive in winning the title by saving a penalty in the final against Palmeiras. Days later, exams detected a grade 2B injury to the rectus femoris of his right thigh, which kept him out of eight matches.

The medical department also faces other challenges. An outbreak of inguinal hernias affected Hugo Farias, Gustavo Henrique, and Yuri Alberto. In addition, Fabrizio Angileri and Ryan were affected by tendonitis, while midfielder Rodrigo Garro has been suffering from tendinopathy since 2024. The Argentine even underwent treatment in Spain, but still feels pain that prevents him from playing consecutively.

In April, Gustavo Henrique again felt discomfort in his thigh and, even without a detected injury, missed three matches. More recently, in the victory over Athletico-PR by 1-0, for the Copa do Brasil, right-back Matheuzinho left the Arena da Baixada field with pain. Although the exams did not show any injury, a muscle overload in his right leg was diagnosed, which kept him out of the Derby against Palmeiras last weekend.

With so many problems, Corinthians' medical department and technical commission are considering changes in training routines, physical load, and recovery processes, in an attempt to reduce the number of injuries and recover important pieces for the final stretch of the season.

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