Five-man squad clocks over 1,000 minutes for Corinthians in the 2026 season | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Sunday (15), Corinthians visited Santos FC at Vila Belmiro, in a match valid for the sixth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and ended up drawing 1-1. The draw placed the team in eighth position with eight points – six goals scored and six conceded. The match was the 17th for the Alvinegro this season, which has seven wins, five draws, and five losses – 19 goals scored and 13 conceded.

Despite the result not being as expected, the match served for the quintet Hugo Souza, Matheus Bidu, Matheuzinho, Gustavo Henrique, and André Luiz to surpass the mark of 1,000 minutes on the field wearing the Corinthians jersey in 2026. The data was released by the profile Fiel Imprensa on X, formerly Twitter. They have played 1,440, 1,233, 1,150, 1,080, and 1,048 minutes this year, respectively.

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Hugo Souza has been on the field in 16 of the 17 matches for Alvinegro so far in 2026. He only missed the match against Capivariano, in Itaquera, on February 5, during the first phase of the Paulista Championship – a 3-0 victory for Corinthians. On that day, Felipe Longo was his substitute.

The left-back Matheus Bidu, an absolute starter in his position, played in 15 of Corinthians' 17 matches in 2026, with one goal and one assist so far. It's worth noting that Hugo Farias, one of his competitors for the position, was injured at the beginning of February and is recovering from knee ligament surgery. Another option for the sector, Fabrizio Angileri, returned to play only on February 25 against Cruzeiro, away, in the Brasileirão, as he was involved in a contractual renewal dispute with the club.

Like Bidu, Matheuzinho has entered the field 15 times this season, with one assist so far – no goals scored. His competitor for the position is the Uruguayan Pedro Milans, who was signed at the beginning of this season after not renewing his contract with Peñarol, Uruguay, and has played in four matches this season.

Defender Gustavo Henrique, in turn, has become one of the main pillars of the Corinthians squad, especially since mid-2024, and currently has 12 games this season, with one goal and one assist. He was a starter with solid performances in the victories of the Paulista Championship (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025), and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama, and Flamengo, respectively.

Finally, midfielder André Luiz, considered one of Corinthians' great revelations in recent years and integrated into the professional squad since mid-2025 – being a starter for most of the period since then, already has 14 games in 2026, with two goals scored. His main characteristics are physical strength and the ability to reach the area to finish.

Now, after drawing with Santos at Vila Belmiro, in the Brasileirão, Corinthians keeps its focus on the Brazilian Championship. Next Thursday (19), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), the club from Parque São Jorge visits Chapecoense at Arena Condá, for the seventh round of the national competition. 

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