Corinthians midfielder plays full 90 for first time this half-season | OneFootball

On the night of last Sunday (10), Corinthians traveled to Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Atibaia, to face Red Bull Bragantino in a match valid for the 22nd round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and beat the opponent 2-0. Timão’s goals were scored by attacking midfielder Rodrigo Garro and striker Pedro Raul. The result lifted the Corinthians side to seventh place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and six losses — with 24 goals scored and 20 conceded.

In the match, 21-year-old midfielder Breno Bidon played the full 90 minutes for Corinthians again for the first time since May 27. On that occasion, the club from Parque São Jorge was beaten 2-0 by Argentina’s Platense at Neo Química Arena in the final round of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Corinthians Agency

Since then, the No. 27 had not managed to complete a full match on the pitch for Corinthians. In the team’s subsequent games, the youngster featured in all of them but was substituted before the final whistle: Grêmio (89 minutes), FC Cascavel (45 minutes), Remo (86 minutes), Bahia (70 minutes), Athletico-PR (13 minutes), Internacional (72 minutes), Internacional (83 minutes), until he finally completed 90 minutes against Massa Bruta.

Breno Bidon was promoted to the first-team squad at the start of 2024 after winning the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, a competition in which he was named the best player. In the senior team, he quickly became one of the squad’s pillars, starting in that year’s historic Brasileirão surge (from the relegation zone to the Pre-Libertadores — seventh place with 56 points) and taking part in the title wins in the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025), and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama, and Flamengo, respectively.

The No. 27 is seen as one of the main assets in Corinthians’ current squad, which, amid a financial crisis, needs to raise money through player sales. In the budget for this season, Alvinegro had projected revenue of R$ 180 million from player transfers alone. The transfer window has been open since July 20 and is scheduled to close on September 11.

Since breaking into Corinthians’ first team, Breno Bidon has drawn attention from major European football centers, with clubs such as PSV (Netherlands), Napoli (Italy), Arsenal (England), Bayern Munich (Germany), Atlético de Madrid (Spain), and Barcelona (Spain). Wearing the Timão shirt, he has five goals and four assists in 139 matches (111 as a starter), with 59 wins, 40 draws, and 40 losses — a 52% success rate.

For Corinthians’ Under-17 and Under-20 sides, he totaled 14 goals in 118 matches — 77 wins, 21 draws, and 20 losses — winning the Under-17 Paulista Championship (2021) and the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr (2024). His contract runs until December 2029, with an international release clause of 100 million euros (approximately R$ 600 million) and R$ 370 million for the domestic market.

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