Corinthians name side to face Botafogo away in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Sunday (17), at 4 p.m., Corinthians visit Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium in a match valid for the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship. At the moment, the Corinthians side sits in 15th place with 18 points — four wins, six draws, and five losses — with 13 goals scored and 15 conceded.

The Alvinegro coaching staff will not be able to count on the following players for the match: center-backs João Pedro Tchoca (recovering from inguinal hernia surgery) and Gabriel Paulista (suspended), left-back Hugo Farias (recovering from knee surgery), defensive midfielder Charles (physical transition after a right heel injury), attacking midfielder Zakaria Labyad (pain in the right knee), as well as forwards Kayke (ACL surgery), Vitinho (pain in the right hip), and Memphis Depay (physical transition after a grade 2 muscle injury in the thigh).

Photo: Gustavo Vasco / Corinthians

Corinthians lineup

With that, Fernando Diniz selected the following team to start the match: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, André Ramalho, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, André Carrillo, Breno Bidon and Rodrigo Garro; Jesse Lingard and Yuri Alberto.

The bench options are: Kauê Camargo, Pedro Milans, Fabrizio Angileri, Iago Machado, Allan, Alex Santana, Matheus Pereira, André Luiz, Dieguinho, Kaio César, Gui Negão and Pedro Raul.

Botafogo lineup

Coach Franclim Carvalho named the team as: Neto; Mateo Ponte, Ferraresi, Barboza, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Medina, Montoro, Lucas Villalba, Kardir and Arthur Cabral.

Refereeing

The match officials will be led by Felipe Fernandes de Lima, from Minas Gerais. The assistants will be Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira and Celso Luiz da Silva. The fourth official appointed is Alisson Sidnei Furtado, while Marco Aurelio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira will oversee the VAR.

Next fixture

After facing Botafogo away from home in the Brasileirão, Corinthians will turn their focus back to the Conmebol Libertadores. Next Thursday (21), at 9:30 p.m., Alvinegro will visit Peñarol-URU away from home in the fifth round of the international tournament’s group stage.

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