Corinthians ready to face Portuguesa in Paulistão quarter-finals

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·21 febbraio 2026

Corinthians ready to face Portuguesa in Paulistão quarter-finals

By Henrique Vigliotti/Timão Central Editorial Team

Corinthians held their last training session this Saturday afternoon (21) at the Doutor Joaquim Grava Training Center in preparation to face Portuguesa in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Paulista Championship this Sunday (22) at 8:30 PM (Brasília).

The activity began indoors with the athletes working out in the gym and watching videos about Sunday's opponent. On the field, tactical work on game situations was conducted, along with offensive and defensive set-piece drills.

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After the session, left-back Matheus Bidu, who scored one of the goals in the last match against Portuguesa in 2025 in the 2-1 victory, emphasized total focus in preparation and highlighted the importance of winning in regular time to secure a home advantage in the semifinals.

“We are 100% focused on tomorrow's game. The victory will be very important, obviously for the qualification and also to climb further up the table and decide (the semifinal) at home. The group is focused and, God willing, we will come out victorious and qualified.”

For the match, Dorival Jr will be able to count on the possible debuts of Fabrizio Angileri and Zakaria Labyad, who are now officially registered in the Paulistão. With this in mind, a probable lineup for Corinthians could be: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, André Ramalho, Gustavo Henrique, Matheus Bidu (Angileri); Raniele, André, Carrillo, and Breno Bidon; Memphis Depay and Vitinho (Gui Negão).

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