Bragantino in free fall, second worst in Copa do Brasil return leg | OneFootball

On the rise, Corinthians will face a rival in a completely opposite moment in the next round of the Brasileirão. Timão's opponent this Wednesday, Red Bull Bragantino, is in free fall and is the second worst team of the second half of the competition.

Bragantino finished the first half of Série A in ninth place in the standings, with 27 points earned in 19 matches. A 47% success rate.

However, Massa Bruta has spiraled in the second half and saw its cushion vanish. In 12 matches played so far, the team from the interior of São Paulo has only accumulated nine points. They have two wins, three draws, and seven losses – a 25% success rate.

Terrible streak

With Corinthians in sight, Bragantino is coming off a terrible streak in the Brasileirão. The team is on a run of four consecutive losses and has won only one of the last ten matches in the tournament.

Expanding to the last 18 games, the record is even worse – 12 losses, four draws, and only two wins. The negative streak has left Massa Bruta threatened by the relegation zone. The team is in 14th place, with 36 points, five ahead of Vitória, which opens the Z4.

To try to reverse the situation, the club fired Fernando Seabra and hired coach Vagner Mancini, former Corinthians coach. The debut, however, was off to a bad start. The team lost to Bahia in Salvador, 2-1.

Balanced record

The record of Corinthians against Mancini is balanced. In 34 encounters, Timão has won nine times, the same number of victories as the coach. Additionally, there have been 16 draws.

The coach was with the club from Parque São Jorge between 2020 and 2021 and even helped the team avoid relegation to Série B. In 45 matches in charge of Alvinegro, he achieved 20 victories, 13 draws, and 12 losses.

(Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians)

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G6 in sight

Corinthians is experiencing a moment of ascension in the Brasileirão. Dorival Júnior's team has strung together a sequence of three consecutive victories and is in the race for a spot in the 2026 Libertadores. Timão is in tenth place in the standings, with 42 points, six behind Botafogo, which opens the G6.

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