Yuri Alberto in recovery, André on pitch as Corinthians prep for Santos | OneFootball

Corinthians began preparations this Wednesday (26) for the derby against Santos, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, with updates from the medical department. The main news of the day was the physical progress of forward Yuri Alberto, who began the physical transition period and already took part in part of the activities with the squad, and defensive midfielder André, who trained on the field under the supervision of the physiotherapy department.

Yuri Alberto remains in the recovery process and took another step by beginning physical transition after a grade 2 muscle injury in the back of his right thigh. The forward took part in part of the training session alongside his teammates, but he is not yet fully integrated into activities. His progress over the next few days will be decisive in determining whether he will be fit to be included in the squad for the derby.

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André, meanwhile, is still working separately from the group. The defensive midfielder carried out activities on the pitch under the supervision of the physiotherapy staff and will also be evaluated daily by the coaching staff and the medical department. The midfielder is recovering from the same type of injury suffered by the forward.

The Corinthians squad returned to training at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava after the break and held a session focused on fitness and technique. The schedule began with strength exercises in the gym and, after warming up, the players were divided into three stations, with crossing and finishing drills, interval running, and possession play. Afterwards, head coach Fernando Diniz split the squad into four groups for six-versus-six matches on a reduced-size field.

Corinthians and Santos face each other on Sunday (30) at 4 p.m. at Neo Química Arena. The São Paulo side heads into the match looking to recover in the Brazilian Championship standings. In the last two rounds of the tournament, the team was defeated by Cruzeiro at Neo Química Arena and by Coritiba at Couto Pereira Stadium.

Absences at the return

According to information released by ge.globo, Corinthians had the following absences when the squad returned: center-backs André Ramalho (recovering from labyrinthitis) and Gabriel Paulista (hip pain), left-backs Matheus Bidu (pubis pain) and Fabrizio Angileri (dental procedure for tooth removal), as well as midfielder André Carrillo (load management);

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