Corinthians post their third-best first half of the decade in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Remo on the night of last Thursday (23) at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 19th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship and beat the team from Pará 3-0. Yuri Alberto, twice, and Kaio César, all in the first half, were responsible for scoring the goals for the club from Parque São Jorge.

The result meant Timão finished the first half of the Brasileirão in seventh place with 27 points — seven wins, six draws, and six losses — with 21 goals scored and 19 conceded. It was Alvinegro’s third-best first-half performance in the tournament this decade. The current campaign trails only the 2022 and 2021 seasons, respectively.

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In the first of those years, the team, then coached by Portuguese manager Vitor Pereira, ended the first 19 rounds of the Brasileirão in second place with 35 points, battling Palmeiras for the title. That season, Timão finished the competition in fourth place with 65 points. In the second year, Sylvinho’s side ended the first part of the tournament in sixth place with 28 points, on the rise after a poor start to the competition.

Right behind 2026 comes the 2023 season, in which the club from Parque São Jorge collected 24 points in the first 19 matches, sitting in 13th place. That year, Timão had Fernando Lázaro, Cuca, Danilo (interim), and Vanderlei Luxemburgo in charge of the team during the first part of the tournament.

In 2024, Corinthians posted their worst first-half Brasileirão performance of the decade. The team earned just 19 points in 19 matches — 14th place. Despite fighting relegation for most of the season, they won the final nine rounds of that year’s Brazilian Championship and secured a spot in the Libertadores qualifying stage — finishing seventh with 56 points.

Now, after beating Remo comfortably in the national competition, Corinthians are preparing for their next commitment of the 2026 season. On Sunday (26), at 4 p.m. Brasília time, Timão will face Bahia at Fonte Nova in a match valid for the 20th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Corinthians’ first-half performances in the Brazilian Championship this decade:

1) 2026 – 7th place – 27 points – seven wins, six draws, and six losses 2) 2025 – 13th place – 22 points – five wins, seven draws, and seven losses; 3) 2024 – 14th place – 19 points – four wins, seven draws, and eight losses; 4) 2023 – 13th place – 24 points – six wins, six draws, and seven losses; 5) 2022 – 2nd place – 35 points – ten wins, five draws, and four losses; 6) 2021 – 6th place – 28 points – seven wins, seven draws, and five losses.

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