GYM trio start for Corinthians for the first time since early August | OneFootball

Corinthians hosted Atlético-MG at Neo Química Arena on the evening of Saturday, October 18, for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship, and won 1-0. The Corinthians goal that secured the victory was scored by midfielder Maycon. The result moved the Alvinegro up to 12th place with 36 points – 31 goals scored and 35 conceded.

Tonight's match marked the fourth game of the GYM trio (Rodrigo Garro, Yuri Alberto, and Memphis Depay) together since Dorival Júnior's arrival at the end of April, and the third as starters. However, the three had not started a match together since August 6, when Alvinegro beat Palmeiras 2-0 at Allianz Parque in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16.

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Moreover, it was the first match in this edition of the Brasileirão that Corinthians' decisive trio started as starters. Out of 61 matches played by the team in 2025, the GYM trio started in 10 of them – 16.3% of the total – with seven wins, two draws, and one loss. In these matches, the three started together for Corinthians this season in three games in the Paulista Championship, four in the Conmebol Libertadores, and two in the Copa do Brasil.

This year, the aforementioned players have faced some difficulty in having a run of games together. Between the end of March and May, Rodrigo Garro was absent from the pitch treating tendinopathy in his right knee and recently recovered from a grade 2 calf injury.

Forward Yuri Alberto, in turn, suffered trauma and underwent back surgery, being sidelined from the end of May to July. Memphis Depay suffered a grade 2 muscle injury in his thigh in August and later had swelling in the area, causing the number 10 to be out for almost a month.

Now, the trio should be available for Corinthians’ next match and hope to have a new run of games together as starters. Alvinegro will return to the pitch only next Saturday, October 25, at 4pm (Brasília time), for the 30th round of the Brasileirão, at Barradão Stadium, to face Vitória.

Check out below the 10 matches in which the GYM trio started as Corinthians’ starters in 2025:

1) Corinthians 2 x 1 Santos FC – Paulistão Group Stage – 02/12/2025

2) Universidad Central-VEN 1 x 1 Corinthians – Pre-Libertadores – 02/19/2025

3) Corinthians 3 x 2 Universidad Central-VEN – Pre-Libertadores – 02/26/2025

4) Barcelona-EQU 3 x 0 Corinthians – Pre-Libertadores – 03/05/2025

5) Corinthians 2 x 1 Santos FC – Paulistão Semifinal – 03/09/2025

6) Corinthians 2 x 0 Barcelona-EQU – Pre-Libertadores – 03/12/2025

7) Corinthians 0 x 0 Palmeiras – Paulistão Final Second Leg – 03/27/2025

8) Corinthians 1 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa do Brasil Round of 16 First Leg – 07/30/2025

9) Palmeiras 0 x 2 Corinthians – Copa do Brasil Round of 16 Second Leg – 08/06/2025

10) Corinthians 1 x 0 Atlético-MG – 29th round of the Brasileirão – 10/18/2025

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