Corinthians equal second-worst Brasileirão points-era campaign after 3-1 loss to Fluminense | OneFootball

Corinthians lost 3-1 to Fluminense at Neo Química Arena on Sunday, leaving them on 32 points from 28 matches. According to Meu Timao, that equals the club’s second-worst campaign at this stage since the points era began in 2003.

This season’s record is eight wins, eight draws and 12 defeats, a 38.09% return, identical to 2006. Then they had 32 points with nine wins, five draws and 14 defeats.

The worst 28-game return came in 2024, when the club sat in the relegation zone on 28 points, with six wins, 10 draws and 12 defeats, a 33.33% rate. They then strung together nine straight victories to finish seventh on 56 points.

Three other seasons yielded 33 points after 28 matches, 2007, 2023 and 2025. In 2007, their only relegation year, they won eight, drew nine and lost 11, collected only 11 points from the final 10 fixtures and ended 17th on 44.

In 2026 the slide is tied to six straight league defeats, against Cruzeiro, Coritiba, Santos, Chapecoense, Flamengo and Fluminense. It is the club’s worst run in the competition for 20 years.

Fernando Diniz’s side are 14th, having scored 29 and conceded 32 for a minus three goal difference. They are three points above the relegation zone.

The squad now has just over two weeks without a fixture due to the Fifa dates. Their next match is away to Internacional at Beira-Rio on seven October at 19:30, in round 29.

Source: Meu Timao

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