Men's football: Corinthians hone competitive habits | OneFootball

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Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians continue to work intensively during the 2026 mid-season break. This Wednesday (08), at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava, the Timão squad once again trained in two sessions with an eye on the packed schedule of matches in the second half of the season. The Alvinegro will have four matches this month.

Timão’s morning began with a strength workout in the gym. On the pitch, right after the warm-up, the squad carried out a possession drill and a resistance exercise with finishing. In the second activity, a player worked on strength and speed while being pulled by a teammate using an elastic band before finishing a cross on goal.

Head coach Fernando Diniz also used the morning to split the squad into four teams of six players for intense small-sided games. The exercise focused on one-on-one duels.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

In the afternoon, Dr. Ricardo Galotti, head of Corinthians’ Medical Department, organized a preventive anti-doping lecture for the squad in the Flexform Briefing Room. The session was led by Dr. Fernando Soléra, a physician specializing in anti-doping for FIFA, CONMEBOL and the CBF, and by Lucas Berardi, a professor in the postgraduate sports dentistry programs at USP and UNITALO. After this, the players completed another strength session in the gym.

Photo: Luiz Fernando/Agência Corinthians

Timão return to training on Thursday morning (09) at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. In July, the Alvinegro will play a friendly on the 12th against Cascavel-PR and will face Remo, Bahia and Athletico on the 23rd, 26th and 30th in the Brazilian Championship.

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