Corinthians draw biggest Arena crowd of year for Santos derby | OneFootball

Throughout the afternoon this Sunday (30), Corinthians took the field at Neo Química Arena to face Santos FC in a match valid for the 25th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship and lost 1-0. The defeat left the Corinthians side stuck in 10th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and nine losses — with 26 goals scored and 25 conceded.

Even with the negative result, the club from Parque São Jorge recorded its biggest crowd at Neo Química Arena in the 2026 season, totaling 47,099 attendees. The Alvinegro derby surpassed the match against Rosario Central-ARG, in which Timão won 1-0, when the People’s House welcomed 46,552 people, who saw Breno Bidon score the goal that secured Corinthians’ qualification.

Photo: Henrique Vigliotti/Central do Timão

The stadium’s biggest crowd of the year was the fourth largest in the history of Neo Química Arena, inaugurated in 2014. In March 2025, in the second leg of the Paulista Championship final against Palmeiras, 48,196 fans were present in Itaquera. The top three is completed by two matches against Santos, in the group stage and semifinal of last year’s state championship. 47,695 Corinthians fans watched the first-phase win and, in the knockout stage, 47,472 witnessed Corinthians’ qualification.

Corinthians will now prepare for a new week of training until the next match. Next Sunday (6), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), the club from Parque São Jorge will host Chapecoense at Neo Química Arena for the 26th round of the national competition. Afterwards, Alvinegro will face Estudiantes of Argentina in the Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals on September 9 and 16, both Wednesdays, at 9:30 p.m. The first match will be in Argentina and the return leg in São Paulo.

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