Corinthians aim for a change in attitude to avoid 2025 inconsistency | OneFootball

Corinthians faces Athletico-PR this Thursday at 7:30 PM (Brasília time), in a postponed match from the second round of the Brazilian Championship. Dorival Júnior's team is looking to step onto the Arena da Baixada pitch with a new mindset to avoid repeating the same problems from last season.

In 2025, Timão's campaign in the round-robin tournament was marked by inconsistency. The team alternated between good and bad moments in the Brasileirão and ended up finishing 13th in the standings, with 47 points – 12 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses.

This year, Corinthians wants to do things differently. The team is trying to approach every match the same way to avoid this fluctuation and aim higher in the championship. One of the main criticisms from the alvinegro fans last year was that the team “picked their games.”

Goalkeeper Hugo Souza, one of the squad’s leaders, spoke about this change in mentality from one season to the next. So far, in two matches played in the current edition, Timão has recorded one win and one loss.

“Every game is important to us. We have to approach every match the same way. I think that might be the big difference that has changed in our team in terms of mentality. I believe it won’t be any different. It will be a very tough game, we know the quality of the opponent. It’s a tough field to play on, but we know that by doing our best we are close to victory. Now it’s about working and making the final adjustments to secure the three points,” said the player.

Centenary milestone

The goalkeeper also celebrated reaching 100 matches wearing the Corinthians shirt. During this period, there were 50 wins, 26 draws, and 24 losses, as well as three titles: the 2025 Paulistão and Copa do Brasil, and this year’s Supercopa.

“I am very grateful to everyone who was part of this. I never get tired of thanking everyone who has been part of this journey we have built. I am very happy to reach this milestone, to play 100 games with this club and this shirt,” celebrated Hugo Souza.

“A club that embraced me, that made me happy playing football again. A team that brought me joy, that changed my life. I am very happy here. May there be another 100, 200, however many games there may be. I want to keep writing a beautiful story here at this club,” he added.

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Corinthians comes from two consecutive wins this season. Dorival Júnior’s team overcame Red Bull Bragantino in the Brasileirão, and São Bernardo in the Paulistão. The alvinegro team is 12th in the Série A standings, with three points.

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