Corinthians beat Rosario Central, run goes on after away Libertadores draw | OneFootball

Corinthians came away from the first leg of the 2026 Copa Libertadores Round of 16 without a disadvantage in the tie. On the night of last Thursday (13), Fernando Diniz’s team drew 0-0 with Rosario Central at Gigante de Arroyito Stadium in Argentina, leaving the decision for a spot in the next round to Neo Química Arena.

In the second leg, played this Thursday (20), Timão beat the Argentinians 1-0 in Itaquera and secured qualification for the quarterfinals of the competition. Besides moving on, the result maintained the historically favorable scenario for Corinthians when the club draws the first leg away from home. Before the clash with Rosario Central, Timão had achieved four qualifications and suffered one elimination in this situation.

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With this season’s qualification, the tie against Rosario Central became the sixth occurrence of this kind in Corinthians’ Libertadores history. Now, there are five qualifications in six opportunities, which represents an 83.3% success rate in this context.

Record after draws away from home

According to the Estatísticas Corinthianas website, Corinthians’ first qualification after drawing the first leg away from home came in 1999. On that occasion, Timão drew 1-1 with Jorge Wilstermann in Bolivia before earning a 5-2 victory in the second match.

Three other cases happened during the unbeaten title run in 2012. In the Round of 16, Corinthians drew 0-0 with Emelec in Ecuador and won 3-0 in Brazil. In the quarterfinals, they repeated the scoreless draw against Vasco away from home and advanced after winning 1-0 in the return leg.

In the final of that edition, Timão also started the tie away from home. The 1-1 draw with Boca Juniors at La Bombonera came before a 2-0 win at Pacaembu, a result that gave the club its first Libertadores title.

The only elimination in this stretch came in 2016. After a 0-0 draw against Nacional in Uruguay, Corinthians drew again in the second match, this time 2-2 at Neo Química Arena.

In 2026, the script was favorable once again. After the 0-0 draw in Argentina, Corinthians beat Rosario Central 1-0 in Itaquera and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Check out Corinthians’ record after drawing the first leg away from home: 1999 | Jorge Wilstermann: 1-1 away and 5-2 at home – qualified; 2012 | Emelec: 0-0 away and 3-0 at home – qualified; 2012 | Vasco: 0-0 away and 1-0 at home – qualified; 2012 | Boca Juniors: 1-1 away and 2-0 at home – qualified; 2016 | Nacional: 0-0 away and 2-2 at home – eliminated under the old away-goals rule; 2026 | Rosario Central: 0-0 away and 1-0 at home – qualified.

Thus, in the six knockout ties in which they drew the first leg away from home, Corinthians advanced in five, equivalent to an 83.3% qualification rate. The only setback came in 2016 against Nacional under the old away-goals rule.

Next match

Corinthians return to Libertadores action at the beginning of September and will face Argentina’s Estudiantes in the quarterfinals of the competition. It will be a reunion between the teams after their clashes in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, when Timão advanced away from home by winning on penalties.

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