Corinthians may have midfield duo back vs Sport, striker still out | OneFootball

Corinthians is expected to have some new faces on the bench for the match against Sport this Sunday. Midfielders Raniele and José Martínez, from Venezuela, have a good chance of being available again. On the other hand, forward Memphis Depay is still recovering from a thigh edema and is likely to be rested. The expectation is that the Dutchman will be back for the match against Flamengo on the 28th at Neo Química Arena, according to the portal Meu Timão.

Raniele has been treating a left hamstring injury since early September, while Martínez had been recovering from trauma to his left ankle suffered during the last FIFA break. Both are already training normally on the pitch and should travel with the rest of the squad to Pernambuco this Saturday, the 20th.

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Memphis, meanwhile, has been dealing with edema in his right hamstring since September 11. As he is considered a player who requires special attention during recovery, the coaching staff has decided to hold him back for this match. The idea is for him to be 100% ready to face Flamengo next Sunday.

The list of physical problems has been extensive at Corinthians in recent weeks, and assistant coach Lucas Silvestre commented on the difficulty of dealing with so many absences amid the season’s commitments.

“We are working with these players so that they are well for Sunday. To be honest, we still don’t know which of them will be available to play the full 90 minutes. So the idea is to work well during the week. On Saturday, we’ll define the team and see which athletes will be able to play most of the match,” he explained in an interview with Meu Timão.

The match against Sport, who are at the bottom of the Brasileirão, is seen as an opportunity for Timão to get closer to the Libertadores qualification zone. Bahia, currently in eighth place, has 36 points, while Corinthians is right behind in ninth, with 29 points and two more games played than the Bahian team.

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