Men's football: Corinthians face Botafogo to build momentum in Brasileiro | OneFootball

Corinthians takes the field at 4 p.m. this Sunday (17) for another traditional Brazilian Championship clash. At Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Timão faces Botafogo in the 16th round of the national league. The match will be broadcast on Globo and Premiere.

Coming off a 3-2 win over São Paulo in the Brasileirão and a 1-0 victory over Barra-SC in the Copa do Brasil, Timão heads into this round focused on building momentum in the national league. With 18 points in 16th place, the Corinthians squad is aiming for its fifth win in the competition.

“We’re keeping our feet on the ground. We’re working hard so that, God willing, we can come away with the win at our opponent’s home. It will be another very difficult match, just like all the games in the Brazilian league have been. There are no easy games. We know it will be a big challenge, but we’re working on it,” said Matheus Bidu, who called for extra attention in this match because of the pitch at Nilton Santos Stadium.

“It changes things a little in terms of the ball’s speed. The ball moves faster. Since we’re not used to playing on artificial turf, we have to be extra alert,” the full-back shared.

The Corinthians squad wrapped up preparations for the round on the morning of this Saturday (16) at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. The team started the day with a tactical instructions video in the Flexform Briefing Room. After a strength session in the gym and a warm-up on the pitch, coach Fernando Diniz led two tactical drills. Set-piece plays were also practiced.

Fernando Diniz will not have center-back Gabriel Paulista available for this match. The defender received his third yellow card in the last round and will serve an automatic suspension. On the other hand, defensive midfielders André and Allan are available after serving their suspensions.

Check out the video of this Saturday’s (16) training session and Matheus Bidu’s comments on Corinthians TV:

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