Corinthians v Chapecoense: where to watch, team news, line-ups | OneFootball

Corinthians face Chapecoense on Sunday night (6), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, in a match valid for the 26th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. As it stands, with part of the round already played, the Corinthians side sits only in 11th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and nine losses — with 26 goals scored and 25 conceded.

If they take all three points, Alvinegro will move back up to 10th place, currently held by São Paulo with 33 points in 25 matches. It is worth remembering that Corinthians come into this game on a run of three straight defeats in the competition — Cruzeiro (H – 1 x 2), Coritiba (A – 2 x 1), and Santos (H – 0 x 1) — and are trying to avoid a negative mark in the tournament that last happened in 2007. Timão are also trying to prevent a second negative streak at home in this Brasileirão. Corinthians’ last win in the league came on August 9, when they beat RB Bragantino 2-0 in Atibaia, in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Probable Corinthians lineup and absences

The Corinthians coaching staff will have the following absences for the match against the Santa Catarina side, currently bottom of Série A: goalkeeper Hugo Souza (suspended), center-backs Gabriel Paulista (suspended) and André Ramalho (partial work with the group after a bout of labyrinthitis), defensive midfielders Raniele (suspended) and André Luiz (still recovering from a grade 2 injury to the back of his right thigh), attacking midfielders Vitinho (in physical transition, in the final stages of recovery from surgery on the meniscus of his left knee) and Zakaria Labyad (recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee), as well as forwards Kayke Ferrari (recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee) and Yuri Alberto (still being treated for a grade 2 injury to the back of his right thigh; he will also miss the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinal against Estudiantes).

As a result, Corinthians should start the match with the following lineup: Kauê Camargo, Matheuzinho, João Pedro Tchoca, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Allan, André Carrillo, Breno Bidon and Rodrigo Garro; Kaio César and Memphis Depay.

Probable Chapecoense lineup

The Arena Condá side will welcome back defensive midfielder Camilo, who missed last weekend’s away match against Grêmio, also in the Brasileirão, due to contractual issues, as he is on loan from the Rio Grande do Sul club. Forward Bolasie, cleared by the club’s medical department after a pancreas injury, is also available. On the other hand, left-back Bruno Pacheco is suspended and will be unavailable against Timão.

According to ge.globo, coach Rafael Lacerda intends to send out the following players as starters: Anderson, Heitor, Kauan Faria, Eduardo Doma, Fernando; Camilo, Yago Felipe, Giovanni Augusto; Marcinho, Túlio Eduardo and Garcez.

Officiating

The referee will be Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes (RJ), assisted by Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa (RJ) and Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha (RJ). The fourth official and the VAR official will be, respectively, Daniel da Cunha Oliveira Filho (MG) and Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro (RN).

Broadcast

Corinthians fans who are not in Itaquera will be able to watch the match exclusively on Amazon Prime Video (streaming service). After the final whistle, Central do Timão will bring a recap of what happened over the 90 minutes, as well as coach Fernando Diniz’s press conference and mixed-zone interviews with the players.

Next match

After hosting Chapecoense at home in the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians will have an important Conmebol Libertadores match. Next Wednesday (9), at 9:30 p.m., Timão will visit Argentina’s Estudiantes at Estádio Jorge Luis Hirschi, known as UNO, for the first leg of the international tournament’s quarterfinals. The second leg will be on the 16th, one week later, at the same time, at Neo Química Arena. Between those two matches, Alvinegro will also visit Flamengo next Sunday (13), at 4 p.m., at the Maracanã, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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