Corinthians drop two places after round 26 of the Brasileirão | OneFootball

On the night of last Sunday (6), Corinthians hosted Chapecoense at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 26th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship and were beaten 2-1 after coming from ahead. Corinthians’ goal was scored by left-back Matheus Bidu in the first minute of the match. With this latest stumble, Timão continues to slide down the tournament table.

After losing to Chapecoense at home, Corinthians end this round in 12th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and 10 losses, with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded. Alvinegro were overtaken by São Paulo and Vitória, respectively. The Morumbi side beat Atlético-MG at home 2-0 last Saturday (5) and climbed to 10th place with 33 points.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Leão da Barra, meanwhile, moved up to 11th place by beating Grêmio 1-0 on Monday night (7) at Barradão Stadium. Jair Ventura’s team has the same number of points as Corinthians, but holds the advantage in number of wins (nine to eight), which is the first tiebreaker.

Had they taken all three points against Chapecoense, Alvinegro would have regained 10th place in the national competition and drawn level on points with Red Bull Bragantino, who would still have held the edge on number of wins (10 to 9). Timão’s last win in the Brasileirão came on August 9, when they beat Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 at Cícero de Souza Marques in the 22nd round of the national tournament.

At one point in the competition, Corinthians came close to the G5 — the qualification zone for the 2027 Libertadores preliminary stage — but today they are 11 points behind Bahia, who sit exactly in fifth place. Between sixth and eighth place are: Cruzeiro (42), Coritiba (37), and Atlético (36). The G4 is made up of: Flamengo (54), Palmeiras (53), Athletico-PR (45), and Fluminense (45).

Between 13th and 16th place are: Santos (32 points), Botafogo (31 points), Grêmio (28 points), and Mirassol (28 points). The first team in the relegation zone is Vasco da Gama, who have 25 points, seven behind Timão. The bottom three are Internacional (25), Remo (23), and Chapecoense (17). Among the teams in the lower part of the table, Santos, Botafogo, Grêmio, and Vasco da Gama have played one fewer match than the club from Parque São Jorge.

Going through a poor run in the Brazilian Championship, a tournament in which they have lost their last four matches — Cruzeiro (H – 2-1), Coritiba (A – 2-1), Santos FC (H – 0-1), and Chapecoense (H – 1-2) — Corinthians will now prioritize the Conmebol Libertadores. This Wednesday (9), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Timão will visit Argentina’s Estudiantes at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, known as UNO, for the first leg of the international tournament’s quarterfinals.

The return leg will be played exactly one week later, at the same time, this time at Neo Química Arena. In between the two matches, Alvinegro will also visit Flamengo next Sunday (13), at 4 p.m., at the Maracanã, for the 27th round of the Brasileirão.

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