Corinthians and Remo will meet on Thursday at 19:30 Brasília time in the Neo Química Arena, restarting the Brasileirão for both sides in the 19th round after the Copa do Mundo break. The match also comes with lineup questions at both ends, including a key absence for Corinthians and a possible change in goal for Remo.
That is why the game is drawing attention now. Corinthians enters with 24 points and sits in the lower part of the table, while Remo remains in the Z-4, so both teams need the restart to count. The match will be shown by sportv and Premiere, and it arrives after Corinthians won two Brasileirão games before the break and then drew 1-1 with Cascavel in the interseason period.
Fernando Diniz will have to work around Rodrigo Garro’s automatic suspension after his third yellow card. Zakaria Labyad is the favorite to take his place, while Raniele was hurt in training during the week and could give way to Allan if he is not fit after the re-evaluation. The probable Corinthians side includes Hugo Souza, Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, Matheus Bidu, Allan or Raniele, André, Breno Bidon, Zakaria Labyad or Jesse Lingard, Kaio César and Yuri Alberto.
There is also a separate absence list that tightens the picture further. Vitinho, Hugo, Memphis Depay and Kayke are not available, and Memphis is on vacation while negotiating a contract renewal. That leaves the midfield and attacking roles in motion even before a ball is kicked, and it explains why the final call on Raniele matters so much to the shape of the team.
Remo, meanwhile, comes in with more stability in its base. Léo Condé is expected to keep much of the team from the last league rounds, and the club added Matheus Felipe, Zé Ivaldo and Edson Fernando during the interseason period. The main question is whether Marcelo Rangel will return in goal after recovering but not appearing in the training matches, where Ivan was used instead. Remo’s other doubt is between Zé Ricardo and Vitor Bueno.
The probable Remo lineup points to Ivan or Marcelo Rangel, Marcelinho, Marllon, Tchamba, Mayk, Zé Welison, Patrick, Vitor Bueno or Zé Ricardo, Pikachu, Jajá and Alef Manga. No Remo player is listed as out, which gives Condé more room to choose from a full group as the team tries to climb away from the Z-4.
Lucas Casagrande will referee the match, with Guilherme Dias Camilo and Rafael Trombeta as assistants, Alisson Sidnei Furtado as the fourth official and Charly Wendy Straub Deretti on VAR. The opening whistle on Thursday should do more than restart the Brasileirão calendar for Corinthians and Remo; it will begin settling the lineup questions that have not been answered yet.
