Against Chapecoense, midfielder returns for Corinthians after a month out | OneFootball

On the evening of last Thursday (19th), Corinthians visited Chapecoense at Arena Condá for the seventh round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship and ended up in a goalless draw. The tie left the Corinthians team in ninth place with nine points – two wins, three draws, and two losses – six goals scored and six conceded.

The match marked the return of midfielder Matheus Pereira to the field wearing the Corinthians jersey exactly one month after his last match. Previously, his last game was on February 19th, in the 1-0 victory over Athletico-PR at Arena da Baixada, during the second round of the Brasileirão.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

On that occasion, he finished the match feeling a muscle discomfort and was later diagnosed with a grade 2 injury in the left thigh's biceps femoris. In this Thursday's game, he started among the first eleven and played for 68 minutes until he was substituted by Breno Bidon.

According to SofaScore, a sports statistics app, the midfielder accumulated the following numbers in the match: one accurate pass, 100% accurate crosses (1/1), 84% accurate passes (47/56), 70% accurate long passes (7/10), 67 actions with the ball, one foul suffered, one clearance, two interceptions, one ball recovery, 2/4 ground duels won, and 1/1 aerial duels won. His rating on the app was 7.1.

In an interview with Amazon Prime during halftime, the 23-year-old player was asked about the synthetic turf at Arena Condá and criticized the type of surface, highlighting the high risk of serious injuries.

Matheus Pereira was revealed in the youth categories of Corinthians and left the club in 2016 after playing only three matches for the main team and being runner-up in the Copinha earlier that year. After a few seasons playing in Europe (France, Spain, and Italy), he returned to Brazil in mid-2025 to play for Fortaleza.

There, he stood out, even with the team's relegation to Serie B, and returned to the Alvinegro at the beginning of this year through a loan until the end of the year, with a purchase option. In 13 games for the club, he has one title: the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil, against Flamengo in Brasília.

After drawing with Chapecoense, Corinthians remains focused on the Brasileirão. At 8:30 PM this Sunday (22nd), the Alvinegro will host Flamengo at Neo Química Arena for the eighth round of the national competition.

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