Corinthians academy midfielder not released for Brazil Under-20s | OneFootball

Corinthians attacking midfielder Dieguinho was not released by the club to join the Brazil U-20 national team in the coming days. The information was first reported by the Meu Timão portal. The youngster had been one of the 24 players called up by coach Paulo Victor for the two friendlies against Bolivia, on August 9 and 12, at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). In recent days, Timão lost two important attacking players to injury.

The Seleção’s preparation is part of the planning for the South American U-20 Championship, scheduled to take place in January 2027. The details are still to be defined and announced by Conmebol. As a result, the 18-year-old will not be unavailable for the matches against Red Bull Bragantino, away from home, next Sunday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship, and for the clash against Rosario Central-ARG on the 13th at 9:30 p.m. in Buenos Aires, in the first leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16.

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The No. 61 began earning more space in Corinthians’ first team under coach Dorival Jr., who left the club in April this year, near the end of the first half of the 2025 season. Shortly before that, in April, when Timão was temporarily managed by Orlando Ribeiro, then the U-20 coach, Dieguinho made his senior debut in a 2-1 comeback win over Sport in the Brazilian Championship.

Since then, he has often been used as an option off the bench in the second half, with his main traits being good technique and the ability to play in tight spaces, operating on the opposite side despite being left-footed. Recently, he was used less by Fernando Diniz and was sent down to Timão’s U-20 team for the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Championship in the category against Palmeiras, which ended with the rival advancing.

Overall, he has two goals and two assists in 35 matches (seven as a starter), with nine wins, 11 draws and 15 losses for Corinthians. In the senior team, he was part of the Copa do Brasil (2025) and Supercopa do Brasil (2026) title-winning squads against Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, respectively. His contract with Timão runs until December 2029, with an international release clause of 100 million euros (just over R$ 588 million at the current exchange rate).

For Corinthians’ U-17 and U-20 teams, he has scored 11 goals in 104 matches, with 52 wins, 24 draws and 26 losses. His main youth title with Timão was the 2023 Paulista U-17 Championship against São Paulo at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, on penalties. That team, then coached by Guilherme Dalla Déa, also featured names such as Luiz Gustavo Bahia, André Luiz and Gui Negão — the latter two already permanently integrated into the senior squad.

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