How Chapecoense are shaping up to face Corinthians in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

The Corinthians faces Chapecoense on the night of this Thursday (19th) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Arena Condá, in a match valid for the seventh round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Currently, the Alvinegro is in ninth place on the leaderboard with eight points – two wins, two draws, and two losses – six goals scored and seven conceded.

But do you know how Corinthians' opponent is arriving for the match? Central do Timão details Chapecoense's situation so far this season. Chape was the runner-up in the Campeonato Catarinense, being defeated by Barra, and has a performance considered good this season so far, having played 17 matches, with seven wins, six draws, and four losses.

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In the Brasileirão, Chapecoense, led by coach Gilmar Dal Pozzo, is in fourteenth place with six points and has as its main objective in the competition to remain in Serie A of the Brasileirão.

With some well-known names like Yannick Bolasie and Bruno Pacheco, Chape is expected to face Corinthians with the following team: Léo Vieira, Bruno Leonardo, Eduardo Doma, Everton, Walter Clar; Camilo, João Vitor, Rafael Carvalheira, Giovanni Augusto; Marcinho and Bolasie.

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Giovanni Augusto: Giovanni Augusto was signed by Corinthians in 2016 from Atlético-MG and had an unremarkable stint at the club, but with a decisive goal for Timão in the 2017 Brasileirão victory, where he scored the winning goal against Athletico at Arena da Baixada, an emblematic goal in the conquest. In total, he played 78 matches and scored seven goals, in addition to winning the Brasileirão and Paulistão in 2017.

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