Corinthians settle on starting XI to face Grêmio away in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians, on the afternoon of this Sunday (30), at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), visits Grêmio at the Arena do Grêmio in a match valid for the 18th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Currently, Timão sits in 15th place with 21 points — 15 goals scored and 18 conceded.

The Corinthians coaching staff cannot count on the following players for the match: center-back João Pedro Tchoca (recovering from inguinal hernia surgery), left-back Hugo Farias (recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee), defensive midfielder Charles (not called up), midfielder Jesse Lingard (personal matters in England), as well as forwards Vitinho (pain in his right hip and a hamstring tendon injury, according to ge.globo), Kayke (surgical procedure on the knee’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)), and Memphis Depay (released to report to the Netherlands national team).

Photo: Gustavo Vasco / Corinthians

Corinthians lineup

With that, coach Fernando Diniz chose to start the match with: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, André Luiz, Breno Bidon and Rodrigo Garro; Kaio César and Yuri Alberto.

The bench options are: Kauê Camargo, André Ramalho, Pedro Milans, Carrillo, Fabrízio Angileri, Allan, Alex Santana, Matheus Pereira, André Carrillo, Dieguinho, Zakaria Labyad, Gui Negão and Pedro Raul.

Grêmio lineup

Coach Luís Castro named the team as: Thiago Beltrame; Marcos Rocha, Viery, Wagner Leonardo and Pedro Gabriel; Leo Pérez, Arthur, Gabriel Mec, Tetê, Braithwaite and Carlos Vinicius.

After this Saturday’s match, Corinthians will only return to the field after the World Cup. On July 22, with the kickoff time still to be confirmed, Timão will host Remo at Neo Química Arena for the 19th round of the Brasileirão.

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