Corinthians absentees and suspension risks vs Red Bull Bragantino | OneFootball

On the evening of this Sunday (9), at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Corinthians will face Red Bull Bragantino at Estádio Municipal Cícero de Souza Marques, in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. After being eliminated by Internacional in the Copa do Brasil Round of 16 during the week, Timão is looking to get back to winning ways in the league and move up the table.

The Corinthians coaching staff will be without the following players for the match against the team from the São Paulo countryside: left-back Hugo Farias (in physical transition after recovering from knee cruciate ligament surgery), defensive midfielders Alex Santana (in physical transition after trauma to the right knee) and André Luiz (pain in the right thigh), attacking midfielders Vitinho (surgery on the meniscus of the left knee) and Zakaria Labyad (meniscus and ACL injury in the left knee), as well as forwards Kayke Ferrari (recovering from cruciate ligament surgery), Yuri Alberto (injury to the back of the right thigh) and Memphis Depay (still negotiating a contract renewal).

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Thus, according to information from ge.globo, Corinthians should start the match against Red Bull Bragantino with: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, Allan, Breno Bidon and Rodrigo Garro; Kaio César and Pedro Raul (Gui Negão or Jesse Lingard).

Corinthians will also have seven players who will need to be careful not to receive yellow cards and become unavailable for the next round, in addition to coach Fernando Diniz. They are: Hugo Souza, Kauê Camargo, Matheus Bidu, Raniele, Breno Bidon, Jesse Lingard and Kaio César.

Timão enters the round with 29 points and sits in ninth place in the Brasileirão. Red Bull Bragantino is in sixth place with 31, leaving the teams separated by just two points in the table. In the event of a win, Alvinegro will claim its eighth victory in the competition and reach 32 points.

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