Alex Sandro extension in motion, Coritiba Saturday

Renewal talks have opened with Alex Sandro on a one-year extension to the end of 2027. The 35-year-old left back is one of four of ours in Carlo Ancelotti's senior Brazil squad in Teresópolis, alongside Danilo, Léo Pereira and Paquetá. The new deal would likely tee up a January exit for Ayrton Lucas as the board hunts a younger replacement. Coritiba visit the Maracanã on Saturday at 16:00 BRT, our first Brasileirão test minus the ten away on national-team duty. They sit sixth on 26 points; we're second on 31, seven behind Palmeiras with a game in hand.