Midfielder could miss two Corinthians games with Brazil Under-20s | OneFootball

Called up to the Brazil Under-20 national team on the afternoon of last Tuesday (28), midfielder Dieguinho is not expected to be available to the Corinthians coaching staff for the matches against Red Bull Bragantino, away from home, next Sunday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship, and for the clash against Rosario Central-ARG on the 13th of the same month, at 9:30 p.m., in Buenos Aires, in the first leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16.

The youngster was 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, as part of the preparation for the South American Under-20 Championship, scheduled to take place in January 2027, with the host location still to be defined by Conmebol.

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Dieguinho, however, could also miss earlier matches, since the Brazilian Football Confederation has not yet released the exact schedule for the players’ reporting date at Granja Comary, the national federation’s headquarters. Before the match against RB Bragantino, Corinthians will take the field this Thursday (30), in Itaquera, against Athletico-PR, in the Brasileirão, and will also face Internacional on August 2 and 6 in the Copa do Brasil round of 16, with the first match at Beira-Rio and the second at Neo Química Arena.

Wearing the No. 61 shirt, he began to earn more space in Corinthians’ first team under coach Dorival Jr., who left the club in April this year, still in the closing stretch of the first half of the 2025 season. Shortly before that, in April, when Timão was temporarily managed by Orlando Ribeiro, then the Under-20 coach, Dieguinho made his professional debut in a 2-1 come-from-behind 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 qualities being good technique and the ability to play in tight spaces, using his stronger left foot while cutting inside. In total, he has two goals and two assists in 34 matches (six as a starter), with nine wins, 10 draws, and 15 losses for Corinthians. With the senior team, he was part of the squads that won the Copa do Brasil (2025) and the Supercopa do Brasil (2026), 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).

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