Luxembourg uses Data Fifa to adjust Corinthians

Instead of intense training, two days of rest to revitalize the group. This is how Corinthians starts the week of Data Fifa, a period in which the Brazilian Championship is paralyzed due to the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, to make the squad more balanced.

By planning, Corinthians players rest Monday and Tuesday due to the exhausting sequence that the club faced with commitments for the Brazilian Championship and the Copa Sudamericana.

“I’m going to give the players two and a half days to stay at home. They spent a lot of time travelling, with concentration and a series of things. So, it’s better to be at home to disturb the family a little, the children”, said the coach in a tone of voice. humorous.

Five points from the relegation zone, Corinthians comes from three draws at Nacional. Luxemburgo recognizes that a different strategy could be used, but guarantees that the coaching staff will know how to take advantage of the players’ return time to make adjustments to the team.

“It’s bad because if everyone were here, we would certainly prepare the team better. But we are going to work well and recover mainly the physical part of the players, which is very important”, commented the coach.

This time of rest and intensive work has a direct target to be worked on: midfielder Renato Augusto, the main name of the squad, but who lives with injuries. The 35-year-old has been suffering from injuries and has struggled to build a first-team streak. In the classic with Palmeiras, he ended up being left out due to a technical committee decision.

“A decision was reached that there was an overload and the best thing would be to preserve the player”, said the commander about the athlete’s absence in Sunday’s match, at Neo Química Arena.

In this training period, Corinthians will be without two important names. Gabriel Moscardo was called up to the pre-Olympic squad, while Matías Rojas will defend Paraguay in both rounds of the World Cup qualifiers.