Corinthians coach hopes some players will return to decide in Libertadores

Corinthians suffered a 4-0 defeat, Do Fluminense, Saturday afternoon. The match was valid for the 15th round of Brazil and was played in the Maracana. After the confrontation, coach Vitor Pereira gave a press conference and assessed the current situation of the club’s medical department, and also said that he did not know if he would get any return in the next match.

“We will travel, tomorrow we have training, I hope we will have a meeting with the medical department, and I will get a report to understand. It will be one or the other until match time to see if they have a condition. We need to buy as much time as possible to see who can play,” the Portuguese analyzed.

Timão, in this afternoon’s match, entered with a completely substitute team and full of youngsters from the base. The reason is the decisive confrontation next Tuesday against Boca Juniors, as well as the extensive list of absences that the team suffers from.

The Corinthian Medical Division currently has ten players and none of them have expectations of returning. The list gained two new names on SaturdayWhen the club confirmed the injury of Willian and Wagner. The attacking midfielder sustained an injury to his right shoulder, while the winger had a hamstring injury to his right leg.

The Portuguese coach now breaks his head and waits for some athletes to return, to bring the team against Boca Juniors. On Tuesday, Timao will travel to Argentina, in search of qualifying for the Libertadores quarter-finals, in a match valid for the second leg of the round of 16. It should be noted that in the first confrontation, the two teams tied 0-0.

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