Defender gets third booking and is out for Corinthians in Brasileirão | OneFootball

At the start of the evening this Sunday (10), Corinthians hosted São Paulo at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 15th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and won 3-2. Despite the positive result at home, Timão saw an important player become unavailable for the next match in the competition.

Center-back Gabriel Paulista, a starter in the black-and-white defense, was shown a yellow card in the final minutes of the first half after a scuffle between players. As a result, he reached his third accumulated yellow card in the Brasileirão and will be unavailable for Fernando Diniz.

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As a result, Corinthians will be without the No. 3 for the match against Botafogo, who sit 12th in the table, next Sunday (17). The match against the Rio de Janeiro side will take place at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at Nilton Santos Stadium and will be valid for the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship.

However, before the trip to Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians will turn their focus to the Copa do Brasil. That is because next Thursday (14), at 7:30 p.m., Alvinegro will host Barra-SC at Neo Química Arena for the second leg of the fifth round of the national knockout tournament. In the first leg, Timão won 1-0 at Ressacada, with a goal by Jesse Lingard.

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