Matheuzinho on his goals and career dreams at Corinthians | OneFootball

Corinthians faces Flamengo at Neo Química Arena in the eighth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, in a match that pits right-back Matheuzinho against his former team, where he won eight titles.

Speaking of achievements, the right-back made a point of highlighting the importance of having already won three trophies since his arrival at Corinthians, aiming to achieve even more with the club.

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“I am very blessed by God. I think this was a gift that God placed in my life in terms of titles, because at Flamengo I always won as well. And coming here to Corinthians and being able to make history by winning titles is very good, both for my career and individually, and it's good for our environment, for our squad, because for many players these titles might have been the first of their careers. When you win a title, it goes far beyond a reward for everything we did during the year. Everyone saw how good it is to be a champion, so why not again? We are trying to build this in our time here at Corinthians, so that it becomes a very successful squad. We are not content with just one or two titles. It will be much more,” said the right-back in an interview with TV Record.

Still on career dreams, Matheuzinho spoke about wanting to win the Libertadores with Corinthians and compete in a possible World Cup with the Brazilian National Team.

“Libertadores with Corinthians and the World Cup. You have to dream big. It's a dream that's close and sometimes keeps me awake at night.”

Asked about being called up to play for the National Team by Carlo Ancelotti, the Timão number 2 kept the dream alive and said that his evolution at Corinthians could earn him a chance with the national team.

“Certainly. It comes to my mind as a very close and personal goal (to play for the National Team), but I don't let it carry me away too much, because if it doesn't happen, two years ago maybe I wouldn't have thought it was something so close. It's a matter of consistency, right? The level of performances in matches. I think it's being maintained. You have to have a standard. I'm living this today. Of course, it's not every game that I'm going to stand out. Without a doubt (I'm more confident) and confidence is everything for a player. Because if you're not confident, maybe you don't have the confidence to make a pass right in front of you, next to you, to face the marker the right way. Confidence transforms the player.”

For Corinthians, Matheuzinho has a total of 126 games, five goals, nine assists, and three titles won, having established himself as an undisputed starter for Corinthians at the end of the 2024 season.

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