Corinthians ramp up prep to face Botafogo in the Brasileirão

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·28 November 2025

Corinthians ramp up prep to face Botafogo in the Brasileirão

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the morning of this Friday (28th), the Corinthians squad returned to the Joaquim Grava Training Center for the penultimate training session before the team’s next match in the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday (30th), at 4pm (Brasília time), at the Neo Química Arena, the Alvinegro team will face Botafogo in the 36th round of the competition, aiming to get back to winning ways and still have a chance to finish the national tournament in eighth place.

The activities began with activation exercises in the gym, followed by warm-ups. Then, coach Dorival Júnior split the group: midfielders and forwards took part in a session focused on offensive movements, with an emphasis on passing, crossing, and finishing, while defenders focused on specific positioning exercises.

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To wrap up, the squad held a tactical training session aimed at studying the weekend’s opponent. The day’s highlight was the full-time presence of goalkeeper Hugo Souza and midfielder Maycon, both recently recovered from injury and who had started their physical transition on Thursday (27th). As a result, the likelihood of the duo being available to Dorival to face Botafogo has increased.

The group will meet again this Saturday, when they will finalize preparations to face the team from Rio de Janeiro. It’s worth noting that Corinthians currently have 45 points in the Brasileirão, with 12 wins, nine draws, and 14 losses. The gap to São Paulo, who lost their round to Fluminense by 6-0, is three points.

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