Corinthians top 2026 injury table among Serie A clubs, see study | OneFootball

Corinthians sits at the top of a negative statistic in the 2026 season. The club recorded 41 medical absences between January 1 and October 1 and shares the lead with Santos among the Serie A teams that suffered the most injuries in the period.

The data is part of a survey produced by ge, which counted 600 medical absences among the 20 top-flight clubs. The study considered clinical issues that kept a player unavailable for at least one official match. Cases of physical wear and tear, players who were merely rested, physiological issues, and Covid were not included in the count.

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Although Corinthians and Santos have the same number of cases, Timão reached 41 absences in 53 matches played, while the club from Vila Belmiro reached the same number after 54 games.

Corinthians appears at the top of the list

After the São Paulo pair, Chapecoense is in third place, with 40 medical absences in 53 games. São Paulo, with 34 cases in 49 matches, and Vitória, with 33 in 55 fixtures, round out the top five.

At the other end, Vasco posted the lowest number in the survey, with 15 cases in 54 games. Bahia comes right before them, with 20 absences in 43 matches.

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The survey also shows that Corinthians had six cases that required surgical procedures during the season. That is the second-highest number among the clubs analyzed, tied with São Paulo and Vitória. Chapecoense leads in that category, with eight.

Attack hit by important absences

In addition to the number of cases, some injuries sidelined key Corinthians players for long stretches.

Memphis Depay, for example, suffered a strain in the front muscle of his right thigh in the match against Flamengo in March. The issue caused the forward to miss the team’s next 15 matches.

Yuri Alberto also dealt with different physical issues during the season. In February, the striker suffered a grade 2 injury to the biceps femoris in his left thigh and was out for six games.

At the end of July, against Athletico-PR, the No. 9 got injured again, this time in the back of his right thigh. During the recovery process, fibrosis in the affected muscle extended his time away from the pitch.

Adding up all absences caused by injuries throughout 2026, Yuri has already missed 18 official matches for Corinthians.

The forward, however, is in the final stretch of recovery and is already doing physical transition work. The internal expectation is that he may be available again to Fernando Diniz during the run of matches in October.

Timão still has players in the medical department

Even during the FIFA international break, a period used by Corinthians to recover players before the schedule resumes, some players remain under the care of the medical department.

Zakaria Labyad and Kayke suffered ACL injuries in their left knees. Both underwent surgical procedures and are only expected to return to the pitch in 2027.

Gabriel Paulista also remains in treatment after suffering a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

On the other hand, in addition to Yuri Alberto’s progress, André Carrillo is recovering from a muscle edema in the back of his left thigh and may once again be an option for Fernando Diniz in the October fixtures.

No Corinthians player appears in the top 10 for games missed

Despite leading the total number of medical absences, Corinthians does not have any player among the ten Serie A players who missed the most matches due to injuries suffered in 2026.

The individual leader is Edu, from Vitória, who was absent for 47 of the team’s 55 matches. The defender suffered two injuries during the year and has been out since March because of a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left leg.

Dudu, also from Vitória, comes next with 45 matches missed. Robert, from Chapecoense, also has 45 absences.

The top 10 is rounded out by Fabrício, from Red Bull Bragantino, with 43 games; Vini Lira, from Santos, and Matheus Reis, from Fluminense, both with 39; Hugo, from Corinthians, with 34; Camutanga, from Vitória, with 33; as well as Negueba, from Mirassol, and Benjamin Arhin, from Internacional, with 32 each.

In this breakdown, however, there is an inconsistency between the graphics provided and the survey text: one of the images identifies Hugo with the Corinthians badge among the ten players with the most matches missed. That is why he appears in the visual ranking with 34 absences.

Methodology considers injuries suffered in 2026

The survey numbers do not necessarily represent the number of different players who went through the medical department. The same player may have recorded more than one absence after suffering different issues during the season.

To be included in the survey, the injury had to occur between January 1 and October 1, 2026 and keep the player out of at least one match.

Players who started the year injured from issues suffered back in 2025 were not counted in that specific case, even if they remained sidelined during part of 2026.

The survey used information released by the clubs themselves and data tracked by ge reporters.

With 41 cases recorded in 53 matches, Corinthians heads into the final stretch of the season sharing the lead in the medical absences ranking with Santos. The FIFA international break has therefore also become an opportunity for Fernando Diniz to recover options before returning to the pitch.

Timão plays again next Wednesday (7) at 7:30 p.m., when they face Internacional at Beira-Rio in the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.