Corinthians' defensive streak goes global after Fernando Diniz | OneFootball

On the night of last Tuesday (21), after the 1-0 win over Barra-SC at Estádio da Ressacada, in the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians reached its fifth game unbeaten this season — all since Fernando Diniz arrived — and also made it five straight games without conceding, something that had not happened since May 2022, when the team was still managed by Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira.

Despite offensive struggles, the defensive system has been one of Corinthians’ main strengths since the change in the coaching staff. According to Sofascore, Alvinegro is the team among the world’s top 10 leagues with the most clean sheets since Fernando Diniz’s debut. In second place is Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia, three clean sheets). Next come Juventus (Italy), West Ham (England), and Lille (France) — all with two games without conceding.

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Corinthians’ clean-sheet run began on April 9, in a 2-0 away win over Platense-ARG in the opening match of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage. Three days later, they drew 0-0 at Itaquera against Palmeiras in a Derby in the Brasileirão. On the 15th, they beat Santa Fe of Colombia 2-0 at Neo Química Arena in the second round of the Libertadores.

Then on the 18th, they kept another clean sheet in a scoreless away draw with Vitória in the Brasileirão, before reaching the fifth match of this positive defensive streak in the win over Barra earlier this week. Looking to maintain their defensive solidity and return to winning ways in the Brazilian Championship after nine matches in order to leave the relegation zone, Timão will face Vasco da Gama next Sunday (26), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, in the 13th round of the tournament.

At the moment, the Corinthians side sits in 17th place with 12 points — two wins, six draws, and four losses — with eight goals scored and 11 conceded.

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