Corinthians midfielder ends March without playing | OneFootball

On the night of last Sunday (22), Corinthians faced Flamengo at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the eighth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship and drew 1-1. The result left the team in 11th place in the competition with 10 points — two wins, four draws, and two losses — with seven goals scored and seven conceded.

During the 90 minutes of the match, defensive midfielder Charles did not step onto the field and will end the month of March without playing, since Alvinegro will only return to action on April 1 at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) against Fluminense at the Maracanã, for the ninth round of the Brasileirão, due to the first FIFA international break of the season.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

His last match wearing the Corinthians shirt took place on February 25. On that day, he played 67 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Cruzeiro at Mineirão, for the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship, before being replaced by attacking midfielder Rodrigo Garro. Since then, he has remained on the bench in matches against Novorizontino – A (Paulistão), Coritiba – H (Brasileirão), Santos – A (Brasileirão), Chapecoense – A (Brasileirão), and Flamengo – H (Brasileirão).

So far, Charles has taken the field in 10 of the team’s 19 matches in 2026 (seven as a starter). It is worth remembering that, after being eliminated in the Paulista Championship semifinal against Novorizontino, the club from Parque São Jorge had an 11-day break without playing and trained for eight days until the next match on the calendar.

One factor that may explain Charles’s ‘loss of space’ at Corinthians is the arrival of defensive midfielder Allan, signed on loan from Flamengo with a purchase option until the end of the season, which increased competition in the position. Since making his debut for Alvinegro on February 12, in the 2-0 win over RB Bragantino, the No. 29 has appeared in nine of the team’s last 10 matches.

Signed in the middle of 2024 after a spell in Danish football, midfielder Charles was part of the team’s surge in that year’s Brasileirão (from the relegation zone to the Pre-Libertadores), and was also part of the squad that won the Paulista Championship (2025), the Copa do Brasil (2025), and the Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama, and Flamengo, respectively.

In total, he has made 71 appearances in a Corinthians shirt (36 as a starter), with 40 wins, 22 draws, and nine losses — a 66.67% success rate. In addition, he has two goals and one assist.

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