Corinthians absentees, only booking risk for Internacional second leg | OneFootball

On the night of this Thursday (6), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), Corinthians will host Internacional at Neo Química Arena for the second leg of the 2026 Copa do Brasil round of 16. After losing the first leg 2-0 at Beira-Rio Stadium, Timão is looking to win by at least a two-goal margin to take the tie to penalties. If they beat their opponent by at least three goals, they will advance directly to the quarterfinals. In addition to playing for qualification, Corinthians is trying to avoid its worst campaign in the tournament since the 2021 season.

The Corinthians coaching staff will have the following absences for the clash against the Colorado side: left-back Hugo Farias (in physical transition after recovering from knee cruciate ligament surgery), defensive midfielder Alex Santana (in physical transition after trauma to his right knee), midfielders Vitinho (left knee meniscus surgery and Zakaria Labyad (injury to the meniscus and ACL of the left knee), as well as forwards Kayke Ferrari (recovering from cruciate ligament surgery), Yuri Alberto (right hamstring injury) and Memphis Depay (still negotiating a contract renewal).

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Thus, according to information from ge.globo, Corinthians should start the decisive match against Internacional with: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, André Luiz, Breno Bidon and Rodrigo Garro; Kaio César and Gui Negão (Pedro Raul or Jesse Lingard).

The only Corinthians player one booking away from suspension is midfielder Jesse Lingard. If he receives a third yellow card, he will miss a possible first-leg quarterfinal match of the Copa do Brasil if the team overturns the two-goal deficit.

The Copa do Brasil quarterfinal draw will be held next Tuesday (11), starting at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Corinthians plays for qualification to increase its accumulated prize money in the Copa do Brasil

At this moment, the club from Parque São Jorge has already earned R$ 5 million in prize money in the current edition of the national knockout competition, with two million coming just from participation in the fifth stage and the rest from securing a place in the round of 16 by beating Barra-SC 1-0 in both matches, with goals from Jesse Lingard and Yuri Alberto, respectively. If it reaches the quarterfinals, it will pocket another R$ 4 million.

It is worth remembering that throughout its history, Corinthians has already won the Copa do Brasil on four occasions (1995, 2002, 2009 and 2025), the latest being last year, when it beat Vasco da Gama 2-1 at Maracanã Stadium. In that title run, it defeated the following teams: Novorizontino (third round), Palmeiras (round of 16), Athletico-PR (quarterfinals), Cruzeiro (semifinal) and Vasco da Gama (final).

In the three times Corinthians and Internacional have faced each other in the Copa do Brasil, Timão came out on top only once. In the 2009 tournament final, Alvinegro beat the Rio Grande do Sul side 4-2 on aggregate. In the first leg, held at Pacaembu, Corinthians won with goals from Ronaldo Fenômeno and Jorge Henrique. In the return leg, at Beira-Rio Stadium, the teams drew 2-2, with goals from André Santos and Jorge Henrique.

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