Hugo Souza to boost Corinthians v Cruzeiro? Dorival’s view | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Hugo Souza is still not expected to reinforce Corinthians against Cruzeiro this Sunday, in the 35th round of the Brazilian Championship. The information was confirmed by coach Dorival Júnior in a press conference after the victory over São Paulo this Thursday.

The coach said that the goalkeeper's injury is not “simple” and adopted a pessimistic tone regarding the goalkeeper's return in Belo Horizonte.

“He has been progressing in training, but there is still no way to put him on the field. It was not a simple injury, so much so that he was deactivated. We are monitoring his progress. I don't believe he will be fit for the next match, maybe a little later on,” said the coach.

Hugo Souza's Injury

Hugo Souza missed Corinthians' last three matches due to a trauma to the left thigh, suffered in the match against Grêmio on November 2nd.

(Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians)

Initially, right after the match, the player said he had only suffered a knock and implied that the problem was not concerning. However, he has not been able to recover from the pain in recent weeks. The starting position is being filled by the young Felipe Longo.

Standings Situation

With the victory in the Majestic derby, Corinthians jumped to the 10th position on the table and reached 45 points, the same score as São Paulo. The difference between both teams and the G7 is eight points.

Next Corinthians Match

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