As form dips, Fernando Diniz has Corinthians' third worst record | OneFootball

Corinthians are going through a delicate moment in the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday night, the team was beaten 3-1 by Fluminense at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 28th round. With the new setback, Timão remain in 14th place with 32 points.

The defeat to the Rio side extended a run that is already causing concern. Corinthians reached their sixth consecutive negative result in the Brasileirão and have now gone seven matches without a win this season, increasing the pressure on Fernando Diniz’s work.

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The coach’s numbers have also been affected by the run. Diniz had a positive start in charge of the black-and-white side, especially between April and June, a period in which he earned nine wins in 16 matches and lost only three times. In that stretch, his points percentage reached 64.6%.

However, with 33 matches in charge of Corinthians, the coach has begun to post considerably lower results. Since his arrival, there have been 13 wins, nine draws and 11 defeats, also taking into account the 1-1 draw against Cascavel in a friendly played during the World Cup.

The campaign represents a 48% points rate and places Diniz among the worst-performing Corinthians coaches of the decade. The figure is the third lowest among the managers who have coached the club in that period.

Only Mano Menezes and Vanderlei Luxemburgo posted lower numbers. Mano was in charge between September 2023 and February 2024 and left the team after earning just 38% of the possible points. Luxemburgo, in turn, managed Timão between May and September 2023, ending his spell with a 47.36% points rate.

At the other end of the list is Ramón Díaz. The Argentine coached Corinthians between July 2024 and April 2025 and ended his spell with 60.92% of the points won. The performance was driven mainly by a run of 12 consecutive victories between the 2024 Brasileirão and the 2025 Campeonato Paulista, a competition in which the coach also finished as champion.

Dorival Júnior, who preceded Diniz in charge of the team, also posted a better record than the current coach. During his spell, between April 2025 and April 2026, there were 63 matches, with 25 wins, 19 draws and 19 defeats. The job ended with a 50% points rate.

Now, Corinthians will have a break of more than two weeks to try to reorganize the team and end the winless run. The pause comes because of the FIFA international window and will give the squad a longer period of preparation before the next official match.

The return will be against Internacional in Porto Alegre. The match is scheduled for October 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Beira-Rio, for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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