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Coritiba will have three players returning for the remainder of the Brazilian Série A season. Tinga, Felipe Jonatan, and Brian Ocampo have returned to training with the squad at CT da Graciosa and are available to head coach Fernando Seabra.

RTI Esporte Agency has learned that the trio could be included in the squad for the match against Fluminense on Thursday the 8th at 9:30 p.m. at the Maracanã, in the 29th round. Their returns give the coach more options after a stretch in which the squad was hit by absences.

Keno has recovered, but will not play

Keno also returned to training after recovering from knee tendinopathy, but he will not face Fluminense due to a contractual issue. The forward is expected to be available for Coritiba in the upcoming matches.

FIFA international break helped with recovery

The period without matches was important for Coritiba to recover players who had been in the medical department. Before the break, the club had as many as eight players sidelined. Right-back was one of the hardest-hit positions.

In the 5-0 loss to Vasco, Tinga, JP Chermont, and Lucas Taverna were unavailable, and Fernando Seabra had to use Vitor Tissi out of position there. Fabricio Bustos, signed in the last transfer window, made his debut in that match, coming on in the second half.

The break also helped manage the squad’s workload. Josué, with 35 matches, is the player with the most appearances this season, while Thiago Santos had been playing through foot pain. The period without matches allowed both to recover physically.

New signings make the most of training period

Nicolas Fonseca, Richard, and Fabricio Bustos also benefited from extra time with the squad. Having recently arrived, the three are still looking for continuity and give head coach Fernando Seabra more options for the final rounds of the Brasileirão.

Coritiba focused on staying up

Coritiba sit ninth with 38 points. The team is seven points short of the 45-point target set internally as the benchmark for securing survival in the Brazilian Série A.

After two seasons in the Brasileirão’s Série B, the club enters the final stretch of the championship aiming to confirm its place in the top flight. The next challenge will be against Fluminense at the Maracanã Stadium.

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