📋 Flu set to go top, Corinthians keen to end drought | OneFootball

This Wednesday (1), Fluminense and Corinthians face off at the Maracanã at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the ninth round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

The Rio Tricolor sits in fourth place with 16 points and is aiming for a second straight win to match leaders Palmeiras on points.

Timão, meanwhile, has not won in the league for five rounds (1L and 4D) and has stalled in 11th place in the table with 10 points.

Compared to the last match (a 1-0 win over Atlético-MG), coach Luis Zubeldía opted to start Samuel Xavier, Renê, Serna and John Kennedy in place of Guga, Guilherme Arana, Canobbio and Castillo, respectively, for Fluminense.

As for Corinthians, coming off a 1-1 draw with Flamengo, coach Dorival Júnior chose to field Kauê, Allan, Charles and Rodrigo Garro in the places of Hugo Souza, Raniele, Carrillo and Memphis Depay, respectively.

📋 See Fluminense's lineup

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