Men's football: Corinthians face Remo as the Brasileirão returns | OneFootball

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Corinthians are ready to kick off a second half of the season full of major challenges. At 7:30 p.m. this Thursday (23), at Neo Química Arena, Timão host Remo in the 19th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match, which marks Alvinegro’s reunion with the Fiel, will be broadcast on SporTV and Premiere.

The Corinthians squad wrapped up preparations for the match on Wednesday afternoon (22) at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. Timão had 24 days of work during the mid-season break. On the eve of the game, the squad began the afternoon with a tactical instruction video in the Flexform Briefing Room.

After a strength session in the gym and a warm-up on the pitch, the squad carried out two tactical drills under head coach Fernando Diniz. The coach used the session to give final instructions about the opponent. Set-piece plays were also practiced.

Head coach Fernando Diniz will be without midfielder Rodrigo Garro for the match. The Argentine is serving an automatic suspension after receiving his third yellow card in the 3-1 win over Grêmio.

Ready to return to the routine of matches, goalkeeper Hugo Souza did not hide his strong desire to wear the Timão shirt again. According to the No. 1, the squad is excited for the ball to start rolling.

“It was an intense and very productive period. Thank God we’re back. I couldn’t wait to play again. It will be even better to return at our Arena. We’re very excited. We know what we need to do, and we’ve had plenty of time to train. We’ll give our all to do our best on the pitch and go for the three points, which is the most important thing,” said Hugo Souza, who emphasized how much he missed competing.

“I missed playing. Not just me, but everyone. The training routine is good, but after a while it gets tiring. We want matches, we want competition. We want to see the fans and feel the atmosphere of the stadium. The day has come, and we’re happy about it,” highlighted the No. 1.

Timão come into this round, which closes the first half of the Brazilian Championship, in 12th place with 24 points. Remo have 18 and sit second from bottom. Despite the gap between the teams in the table, Hugo Souza wants the Corinthians squad fully focused for this challenge.

“We know their strengths and we’ve been studying what they do best. We’ll try to be aggressive in what we believe is our strong point. The most important thing is to play our game and respect the opposing team so that we can put in a great performance and manage to neutralize them,” he shared.

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