Corinthians ready for Fluminense at home in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians wrapped up its preparation for its next commitment of the 2026 season on Saturday morning (19) at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. After being eliminated by Argentina’s Estudiantes in the Libertadores quarterfinals, Alvinegro now has only the Brazilian Championship left until the end of the year. This Sunday (20), at 4 pm (Brasília time), Alvinegro will host Fluminense at Neo Química Arena in the 28th round of the national tournament. At the moment, Timão sits just 14th with 32 points, with eight wins, eight draws, and 11 losses, having scored 28 goals and conceded 29.

Timão’s squad began training on the eve of the match in the Flexform Briefing Room, where the coaching staff showed a video with tactical instructions. Afterwards, the players did activation work in the gym and a warm-up on the pitch. Finally, coach Fernando Diniz led two tactical exercises aimed at making collective adjustments in various game situations, as well as a set-piece drill.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

According to ge.globo, Corinthians is expected to start the match with: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, João Pedro Tchoca (Gabriel Paulista), Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, Allan, Breno Bidon (André Carrillo) and Rodrigo Garro; Kaio César and Memphis Depay.

It is worth remembering that, at the moment, Corinthians’ medical department includes: center-back André Ramalho (partial work with the group after a bout of labyrinthitis), midfielder Zakaria Labyad (recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee), as well as forwards Yuri Alberto (recovering from fibrosis resulting from a grade 2B muscle injury in his thigh) and Kayke Ferrari (recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee).

The club from Parque São Jorge has not won in the Brazilian Championship since August 9, when it beat Red Bull Bragantino at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques in the 22nd round of the competition. Since then, there have been five straight defeats — Cruzeiro (H – 1 x 2), Coritiba (A – 2 x 1), Santos (H – 0 x 1), Chapecoense (H – 1 x 2), and Flamengo (A – 2 x 1) — which caused the team to drop from competing among the top five to fighting against relegation.

In the event of a win against Fluminense, Corinthians could move further away from the relegation zone and once again enter the race for 10th place in the Brazilian Championship, as well as return to winning ways in the national competition and, consequently, end its second-worst winless run of the season.

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