Corinthians touch down in São José do Rio Preto for Paulista semi-final | OneFootball

On the night of this Friday, Corinthians arrived in São José do Rio Preto for the semifinal of the Campeonato Paulista. The Timão will stay in the city before heading to Novo Horizonte on Saturday, when they face Novorizontino at Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time).

Earlier, Corinthians took to the field at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava and held their last training session before the match. After receiving tactical instructions at the training center facilities, the Corinthians squad did strength exercises and then moved to the pitch for ball work.

Absences and Possible Return

For the match, coach Dorival Júnior will be without Hugo (right knee surgery), Matheus Pereira (left thigh injury), Yuri Alberto (left thigh injury), and Felipe Longo (right elbow ligament strain).

Moroccan midfielder Zakaria Labyad, undergoing physical reconditioning, is also unlikely to be available. Meanwhile, Kaio César is doing partial work with the group after recovering from a right thigh problem and may be included again.

Corinthians in the Paulista

The Timão comes from a hard-fought qualification against Portuguesa, at Canindé. After a 1-1 draw in regular time, with Vitinho scoring late to take it to penalties, Hugo Souza shone and secured the spot in the semifinal.

With the points accumulated up to the quarterfinals, Corinthians is in fifth position on the table, with 14 points. Novorizontino, on the other hand, has the best campaign so far. Therefore, the single-match decision for a spot in the grand final will be in Novo Horizonte.

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