Central do Timão
·25 de enero de 2026
Velo Clube v Corinthians: how to watch, team news, line-ups, referee

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·25 de enero de 2026

Corinthians visits Velo Clube on the night of this Sunday (25th), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at the Benito Agnelo Castellano Stadium, for the fifth round of the first phase of the Paulista Championship. With the partial completion of the round, the Alvinegro currently occupies the eighth position on the overall table – the last spot that guarantees a place in the knockout stage – with five points, the result of one win, two draws, and one loss.
The opponent, on the other hand, has four points and occupies the 14th position. The club from Parque São Jorge comes from a 1-1 draw with Santos, last Thursday (22nd), at Vila Belmiro, for the fourth round of the state championship. In the first four games of the Paulistão, Timão defeated Ponte Preta 3-0 at home, was defeated by RB Bragantino by the same score in Bragança Paulista, and drew the classics against São Paulo and Santos, both 1-1.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians
Probable lineup and absences for Corinthians
The Corinthians technical team will not be able to count on some players for the match against Velo Clube. Defender Cacá is still recovering from an injury to the left oblique muscle, while midfielder José Martínez remains in Venezuela, awaiting the reissuance of his passport to return to Brazil. Meanwhile, forward Memphis Depay continues to work on muscle rebalancing. The expectation is that the number 10 will be available for the match against Bahia, for the debut of the Brazilian Championship.
In light of this, coach Dorival Júnior is expected to start the match with: Hugo Souza; Pedro Milans, Gabriel Paulista, João Pedro Tchoca, and Hugo Farias; Charles, Carrillo, Garro; Vitinho, Dieguinho, and Pedro Raul.
Check below the list of Corinthians players for the match against Velo Clube in the Paulistão:

Probable lineup and absences for Velo Clube:
Velo Clube goes into the match against Corinthians with no absences, having a full team for the game at Benitão.
In light of this, coach Pintado may start the match with: Marcelo Carné; Ynaiã, Gabriel Mancha, Marcelo Augusto, Betão, and Zé Mário; Luiz Otávio, Rodrigo Oliveira, and Sillas; João Lucas and Daniel Amorim.
Refereeing
The referee for the match will be Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (SP), assisted by Daniel Luís Marques (SP) and Welber Venancio da Silva (SP). The VAR will be handled by Márcio Henrique de Gois (SP).
Broadcast
Corinthians fans can follow the match on Record (open TV), CazéTV (YouTube), and HBO Max (streaming platform). After the final whistle, Central do Timão will provide complete coverage of the match, with everything that happened over the 90 minutes, as well as the post-match press conference with coach Dorival Júnior and the mixed zone with the players.
Next commitment
After facing Velo Clube away, Corinthians turns its attention to the debut in the Brazilian Championship. Next Wednesday (28th), at 8 PM (Brasília time), the Alvinegro hosts Bahia in Santos, for the first round of the competition.
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