Corinthians hit unwanted Brasileirão mark, Santos end run in Itaquera | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Santos FC on Sunday afternoon (30) at Neo Química Arena, in a match valid for the 25th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and were beaten 1-0. The setback leaves the club from Parque São Jorge stuck in 10th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and nine losses — with 26 goals scored and 25 conceded.

The negative result also saw Corinthians repeat a mark in the Brazilian Championship that had not happened since August 2018: three straight defeats in the competition. The current losing streak began on August 16, when they were beaten 2-1 by Cruzeiro at Neo Química Arena in the 23rd round. Last Sunday, they lost by the same score to Coritiba at Couto Pereira Stadium. Finally, this afternoon, they lost to Santos in Itaquera, 1-0.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Previously, the last time they had an identical run in the competition was eight years ago, when they were beaten by Chapecoense (A – 2-1), Fluminense (A – 1-0), and Grêmio (H – 0-1), respectively. Even before that, in October 2010, Alvinegro, who had gone on to lead the tournament and fight for the title, also suffered the same run of defeats against Atlético-MG (A – 2-1), Atlético-GO (H – 3-4), and Vasco da Gama (A – 2-0). That year, Mano Menezes left the team to take over the Brazilian national team, and Adilson Batista took charge.

Corinthians’ third straight defeat in the tournament ended Timão’s unbeaten run against the Baixada Santista side in Itaquera. Santos had not beaten Alvinegro at Neo Química Arena since February 2022, when they came from behind to win 2-1 in the match that marked coach Sylvinho’s dismissal from his role at the Parque São Jorge club.

Since then, Corinthians had recorded four wins and two draws at the House of the People against their rivals — 10 goals scored and three conceded. Since the Arena opened in 2014, the teams have faced each other 23 times, with 12 wins for Alvinegro, eight draws, and three defeats — 29 goals scored and 13 conceded.

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

Corinthians lose to Santos at Neo Química Arena for the first time since February 2022

Corinthians 1-2 Santos – Campeonato Paulista – Sylvinho dismissed

Since then, the results had been:

1) Corinthians 4-0 Santos – Copa do Brasil 20222) Corinthians 0-0 Santos – Brasileirão 20223) Corinthians 1-1 Santos – Brasileirão 20234) Corinthians 2-1 Santos – Paulistão 20255) Corinthians 2-1 Santos – Paulistão 20256) Corinthians 1-0 Santos – Brasileirão 2025

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