CBF reveals, Corinthians learn Copa do Brasil last-16 details | OneFootball

On Monday night (22), the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced the details of the Copa do Brasil round of 16. As a result, Corinthians now know the dates and kick-off times for both matches against Internacional. In 2009, the teams met in the tournament final, and Timão came away with the title, winning 4-2 on aggregate.

The first leg between the teams will take place next Sunday, August 2, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio Stadium. The second match, meanwhile, will be played four days later (6), at 8 p.m., at Neo Química Arena. Both matches will be broadcast by Amazon Prime Video, a paid streaming service.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

In April this year, the teams had already faced each other in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship, in Itaquera, and the team from Rio Grande do Sul won 1-0, with a goal by Bernabei in the closing stages of the match. The result led to Dorival Júnior being dismissed as Corinthians head coach.

In the current edition of the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians, who entered directly in the fifth round, eliminated Barra, from Santa Catarina, by winning both matches 1-0. In the first leg, at Ressacada, English midfielder Jesse Lingard scored for Alvinegro. In the return leg, striker Yuri Alberto sealed Corinthians’ qualification late in the game.

It is worth remembering that Corinthians have won the Copa do Brasil four times (1995, 2002, 2009 and 2025), the most recent coming just last year, when they beat Vasco da Gama 2-1 on aggregate at the Maracanã. In ten matches, there were eight wins, one draw and one loss — 12 goals scored and three conceded. Before defeating the Rio club, Timão eliminated: Novorizontino (third round), Palmeiras (round of 16), Athletico-PR (quarterfinals) and Cruzeiro (semifinals). The total prize money from the title was just over R$ 97 million — R$ 77 million for winning the trophy alone.

So far, Alvinegro have earned R$ 5 million in prize money in this edition of the Copa do Brasil, with R$ 2 million coming just from participation in the fifth round and the rest from reaching the round of 16. If they advance to the quarterfinals, they will secure another R$ 4 million.

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