Analysis: Corinthians repeat 2025 mistakes and drop silly points in opener | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Corinthians made their debut in the 2026 Brazilian Championship and disappointed. The team repeated the same mistakes as last year and lost to Bahia in a comeback at Vila Belmiro, 2-1.

The performance of Corinthians closely resembles what was the tone of the team in the last Brasileirão: dominating the actions, wasting chances to build a bigger score, and eventually dropping silly points along the way.

The Timão started the game well, creating good plays in attack with the inspired trio of Garro, Yuri Alberto, and Memphis Depay. The goal came quickly after a beautiful pass from the Argentine to Bidon, who only had to get past Ronaldo.

From there, the script of a movie that Corinthians fans are tired of seeing from last season begins. The team did not capitalize on the good moment to increase the lead, even missing an incredible opportunity with Yuri Alberto, and soon conceded the equalizer with an unassuming shot from Jean Lucas.

Minutes later, another defensive error and a penalty for Bahia. Willian José converted and turned the score around. Timão had chances to equalize and mitigate the damage, but they couldn't find the net and suffered the defeat.

Warning Sign

The mistakes trigger a warning sign for coach Dorival Júnior before Corinthians face the Supercopa do Brasil against the powerful Flamengo. Errors like those against Bahia can be lethal.

Moreover, the result reinforces the feeling that, for yet another year, Timão will struggle to be a protagonist in the Brasileirão. The team wants to shake off the label of a supporting player from the last edition, which ended with a frustrating 13th place, but for that, they need to be more consistent.

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Standings Situation

With the defeat, Corinthians suffered their second setback this season and started the Brasileirão in 16th place on the table, with no points.

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