Youngsters boost Corinthians ahead of Paulista debut training | OneFootball

With reinforcements, Corinthians held its first tactical activity on Wednesday morning at the Dr. Joaquim Grava Training Center, aiming for the debut in the Campeonato Paulista. The first match in the State Championship, against Ponte Preta, is scheduled for Sunday at 4 PM (Brasília time) at the Neo Química Arena.

Coach Dorival Júnior had three new additions in training. The young players Gui Amorim, Luiz Gustavo Bahia, and João Vitor ‘Jacaré’, who were with the delegation competing in the Copinha in Jaú, were called by the coach and joined the professional squad.

On the other hand, Timão remains missing four players. Memphis Depay and Raniele, who played through injury in the Copa do Brasil final, are following an individual schedule indoors. Meanwhile, Yuri Alberto and José Martínez, who are outside Brazil to resolve passport issues, remain absent and have no return date yet.

The tendency is that the quartet will not be available for the match against Macaca.

How was the training?

Corinthians started the day with strength training in the gym. Then, Dorival divided the squad into two groups for a technical sector exercise. The coach also led a ten-on-ten tactical activity and took the opportunity to give instructions to the players.

Timão has three more sessions of training until the first round of the Paulistão.

Reinforcements for the debut

Corinthians will have reinforcements for the first round of the State Championship. Timão managed to overturn the suspension of midfielder Rodrigo Garro at the TJD-SP (São Paulo Sports Justice Tribunal) and can field the player against Ponte.

Another player who might get a chance is the forward Pedro Raul. The striker, who returned to the club after the end of his loan to Ceará, has been training normally with the rest of the squad.

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