During Copa break, Corinthians defender recovers at CT Dr Grava | OneFootball

On the morning of this Saturday (6), amid the break in the schedule for the World Cup, center-back João Pedro Tchoca posted photos at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava, where he is continuing his recovery process from inguinal hernia surgery performed on May 8. The procedure was carried out by physician/gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Walter Ayres Júnior at Hospital Vila Nova Star.

In the images, the defender appears doing exercises in the gym under the supervision of the club’s physiotherapy department. He was joined by forward Kayke, 22, who is recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee (ACL). The No. 4 also did ball work on one of the training center’s fields with physiotherapist Amil Henrique. There is no specific timetable set for the youngster’s return to the pitch.

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Taking cases like this into account, recovery can take from one to two months. Before undergoing hernia surgery, the center-back had been diagnosed with pubalgia. João Pedro Tchoca has not played since March 19, when Alvinegro drew 0-0 with Chapecoense at Arena Condá in the seventh round of the Brasileirão. On that day, he played the full 90 minutes and earned a 7.0 Sofascore rating. Since then, he has only been on the bench in the matches against Fluminense (A) and Internacional (H), in the ninth and tenth rounds of the national tournament.

The center-back has been part of Corinthians’ professional squad since mid-2024, when he was promoted after winning the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr at the beginning of that year. Initially, he had little space and was even loaned to Ceará in the second half of the season. With the northeastern side, he stood out and was a starter in the final stretch of the team’s promotion campaign to the 2025 Série A.

At the start of last year, he was reintegrated into the Corinthians squad and became an option in the position, which currently, besides him, also includes: Gustavo Henrique, Gabriel Paulista, André Ramalho and Iago Machado – the latter has not yet made his professional debut, but had already been monitored by the coaching staffs of Dorival Júnior and now Fernando Diniz.

In total, he has made 37 appearances in a Corinthians shirt, with 19 wins, 12 draws and six losses – a 62.16% success rate, with two goals scored. In addition, he was part of the title-winning squads for the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025) and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, respectively.

Timão, it is worth remembering, will only return to action in the week of July 22, when they will host Remo, with the kickoff time still to be defined, at Neo Química Arena, in the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship. Before that, on July 12, Alvinegro is expected to play a friendly against FC Cascavel, from Paraná, at Estádio Olímpico Regional. According to ge.globo, the players are expected to resume training at the CT next Thursday, June 25.

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