Corinthians fail to score against Santos again after six derbies | OneFootball

Corinthians left the field without scoring last Sunday, when they were defeated 1-0 by Santos in the Brazilian Championship. The result ended a run of six consecutive derbies in which Timão had managed to find the net against their rivals.

The last time Corinthians had failed to score against Peixe was in 2024. In that meeting, also decided by a 1-0 scoreline, Santos came out on top at Vila Belmiro in the sixth round of the Paulista Championship. João Schmidt scored the only goal of the match.

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After that clash, Timão managed to score in each of the next six matches against Santos. The streak began in 2024 and continued through the 2025 season, when the rivals faced each other four times.

The first two meetings of 2025 took place in the Paulista Championship, and Corinthians won both 2-1. The first victory came in the opening stage, while the second came in the knockout round. Those wins played an important role in the campaign that took Timão to the state final and, later, to the title against Palmeiras.

In the Brasileirão, the clubs faced each other twice that year as well. In the first half of the season, Corinthians won 1-0 at Neo Química Arena, with a goal from Yuri Alberto. In the second half of the competition, however, Santos got their revenge and won 3-1 at Vila Belmiro.

In 2026, before last Sunday’s derby, Corinthians and Santos had faced each other two more times. In both matches, the score ended 1-1, the first in the Paulista Championship and the second in the first half of the Brasileirão season.

When considering only matches played at Neo Química Arena, Corinthians’ goal drought against Santos is not recent either. The last time Timão finished a derby at the stadium without scoring was in 2022, when the teams drew 0-0 in the Brazilian Championship.

The defeat last Sunday also worsened Corinthians’ situation in the national competition. The team reached a third consecutive round without taking any points, after also losing to Cruzeiro and Coritiba, both by a score of 2-1.

Now, Fernando Diniz’s team will have another chance to bounce back in the Brasileirão. Their next match will be against Chapecoense, currently bottom of the table, at Neo Química Arena. The clash is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. this Sunday and will be valid for the 26th round.

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