Corinthians wrap up prep for Internacional in Brasileiro U17 | OneFootball

Corinthians wrapped up preparations on Monday morning (20) for the clash against Internacional, valid for the 9th round of the first phase of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. The session took place at Corinthians’ Athlete Development Center of Excellence (CEFAC), under the command of head coach Guilherme Nascimento.

The training was held on field 1 of the youth academy training center and began with activation exercises with the ball, led by fitness coach Rodrigo Marin. Next, the coaching staff carried out technical and tactical activities, as well as specific set-piece drills, fine-tuning the final details ahead of the match.

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Léo speaks! One of the team’s standout players this season, midfielder Léo Rodrigues highlighted the moment Timão is going through and credited the strong performances to the work done during the week. According to the player, the team is looking to keep improving with every match, regardless of the competition.

“We’ve been working well. We’ve had good games in both competitions [Paulista and Brasileiro], with a strong run thanks to our consistency, and I believe we’ll once again have a great game against Inter. It’s important to put in great performances. Our goal, beyond winning, is to improve, and the result is a consequence of what we train and show on the pitch,” he said.

An eye on the standings

Corinthians go into the match sitting in third place in the Brazilian Under-17 Championship, with 16 points, just three behind leaders Fluminense. The black-and-white side host Internacional this Tuesday (21) at 3 p.m. at Fazendinha, in a match that will be broadcast on Corinthians TV.

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