Men’s football: Corinthians start Alvinegro derby week in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians returned to training at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. On the morning of this Wednesday (26), Timão’s squad began preparations to face Santos, their opponent in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship. The derby will be played on Sunday (30).

Timão’s morning began with strength work in the gym. After the warm-up, the squad carried out a physical-technical session in three stations involving crosses and finishing, interval running, and possession play with crosses and finishing. After that, head coach Fernando Diniz split the squad into four groups for six-a-side matchups on a reduced-size field.

Forward Yuri Alberto began his physical transition period and took part in part of the training with the squad. Defensive midfielder André worked on the field with the physiotherapy department.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Already focused on the derby against Santos, center-back Gustavo Henrique values the free week to train in pursuit of Corinthians’ ninth win in the Brazilian Championship.

“It was important for us to have a few days off. We made the most of it. Now that we’re back, we’re focused on training hard. We know it’s a very important match for us. We’ll dedicate ourselves every day to what the coach asks of us in training so that we arrive on Sunday fully prepared and put in a great performance,” the defender shared.

Corinthians will have three more days of training before facing Santos. Coach Fernando Diniz’s side returns to training on the morning of Thursday (27), at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. Corinthians and Santos will face off at 4 p.m. on Sunday (30), at Neo Química Arena.

Check out the video from this Wednesday’s training session on Corinthians TV:

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