In the duel between Corinthians and Vasco, this Saturday (5), at 18:30, for the second round of Brasileirão, Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho will be the technical references of their respective teams.
International stars, players will face each other for the first time in Brazil. After all, in the last Corinthians x Vasco, the Dutch was suspended.
But the reunion of the duo, who was as companion as rival in Europe, came at a good time. by Corinthians, e.
Memphis starting, Coutinho likely
The 11 Vasca shirt is not yet 100% confirmed, as it is recently recurred of injury and comes from two straight matches ,.
However, he trained normally on the morning of Friday (4), at CT do Palmeiras, and will be available to coach Fábio Carille, former Corinthians. Memphis Depay, in turn, will be the holder of Ramón Díaz, former Vasco.
Coutinho never lost to Memphis Depay
Barcelona companions for a short time, in the second half of 2021, Coutinho and Memphis were on opposite sides by different teams.
This is what a survey by journalist André Garone shows, on social network X. He even points out that the Vasca takes a wide advantage over the Corinthian.
Coutinho won matches against Memphis in duels such as Liverpool vs Manchester United, England’s great classic Barcelona x Lyon and Bayern Munich x Lyon. The Brazilian won three matches, with a draw and no defeat. See below:
COUTINHO X DEPAY
Possible opponents this Saturday in Corinthians vs Vasco, Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho have been rivals and companions in Europe.
The first meeting of the pair took place in 2016, when Liverpool de Coutinho beat Manchester United de Depay 2-0, at…— André Garone (@BlogDoGarone)
Already Vasco in Neo Chemistry Arena…
As companions of Barcelona, however, the pair did not ordered so much. They were together in 15 matches, with five wins, three draws and seven losses.
Now, to maintain the good retrospective, Coutinho will have quite a challenge, as in seven clashes against Corinthians in the neo chemistry Arena, Vasco lost six and tied only one.
