Corinthians squad set for longest spell out since World Cup break | OneFootball

After being beaten by Fluminense last Sunday afternoon (20) by a score of 3-1, in a match valid for the 28th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, Corinthians is about to begin its longest spell without matches on its schedule since the break for the World Cup, which took place between mid-June and July in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

The Corinthians squad was given four days off and will return to training at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava this Friday (25). In total, there will be 17 days without an official match, as Alvinegro will only play again on October 7 against Internacional at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in a clash valid for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship. Fighting against relegation, Timão currently sits in just 14th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and 12 defeats — with 29 goals scored and 32 conceded.

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Since then, the longest period without taking the field had been 57 days between the 3-1 away win over Grêmio on May 30, in the 18th round of the Brasileirão, and the 3-0 victory over Remo at Neo Química Arena, in the match for the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship. Along the way, it is worth remembering, Alvinegro played a friendly against FC Cascavel on July 12 in Paraná — a 1-1 draw.

Previously, the longest time without playing after the World Cup had been between late August and early September. After losing 2-1 to Coritiba on the 23rd at Couto Pereira, Timão had a full week free before facing Santos FC exactly one week later, on August 30, when it also suffered another defeat, this time by a score of 1-0 at Neo Química Arena.

After that, there were another seven days before hosting Chapecoense at the House of the People, repeating the same scenario as in the matches against Coritiba and Santos, with another defeat. Excluding the World Cup, the club from Parque São Jorge had not gone such a long period without taking the field since the March FIFA international break, between the 23rd and 31st of that month. Shortly before that, it had gone from the 1st to the 11th without playing due to its elimination in the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista against Novorizontino.

In the returns from both breaks mentioned above, the first of them forced by an elimination, Timão was beaten by Coritiba (at Neo Química Arena) and Fluminense, respectively, by scores of 2-0 and 3-1. When the Corinthians squad reconvenes at the end of this week, four players will not be present, as three were called up to the Brazilian national team and one to Peru.

After the break, Corinthians will enter a decisive run of direct clashes in the Brazilian Championship with its fight against relegation in mind. Timão has lost its last six matches in the national competition, dropping out of the race for a place in the 2027 Pre-Libertadores and now having to worry about falling to Série B next year.

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