Corinthians hold historic edge over São Paulo at Neo Química before final | OneFootball

Corinthians and São Paulo begin another chapter of the Majestoso in women’s football this Saturday (26). At 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time), the teams face off at Neo Química Arena in the first leg of the 2026 Brazilian Women’s Championship final. Beyond the battle for the national title, the derby brings together impressive numbers for the Brabas: an edge in the head-to-head, a strong overall record in the Brasileirão, and an unbeaten run that has followed the team since its first match in Itaquera.

Since the first recorded meeting between the teams in 2019, there have been 30 Majestosos. Corinthians won 18 times, compared to seven São Paulo victories, in addition to five draws. The Brabas also hold the advantage in goals scored, with 51 for and 33 against. Altogether, the net has bulged 84 times, for an average of 2.8 goals per derby.

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The Corinthians edge becomes even stronger when focusing on the Brazilian Championship. Of the 11 meetings in the national competition, Timão won seven, drew three, and suffered only one defeat. Corinthians scored 21 goals and São Paulo 11.

The first match in the recent history of the women’s Majestoso took place on November 2, 2019. In the Paulista Championship, Corinthians visited São Paulo at Morumbis and won 1-0. Since then, the rivalry has gone through different competitions and stadiums until once again reaching a national final.

It is worth noting that the numbers consider matches recorded since the reactivation of Corinthians women’s football in 2016 and do not include any possible games from the club’s earlier period in the sport.

Brasileirão shows a strong Brabas advantage

Although the Paulista Championship has featured the highest number of Majestosos, it is in the Brasileirão that Corinthians posts one of its most impressive records against its rival.

In the state competition, there have been 17 meetings, with 11 Corinthians wins, five São Paulo victories, and one draw. The Brabas scored 29 times and conceded 19 goals. In the Brasileirão, as mentioned, there are seven black-and-white wins, three draws, and only one defeat in 11 matches.

The clubs have also met once in the Women’s Copa do Brasil and once in the Women’s Supercopa. In the Copa do Brasil, São Paulo won 3-1. In the Supercopa, the derby ended scoreless. That means the 30 recorded meetings are spread across four different competitions.

The most recent Majestoso took place in the Brasileirão. On May 11 of this year, Corinthians and São Paulo faced each other at Fazendinha, and the Brabas won 2-1, with goals from Andressa Alves and Duda Sampaio. Four days earlier, however, the rival had come out on top in the Paulista Championship, also at Fazendinha, by the same score.

The recent history of the clash, therefore, shows alternating results. In 2025, for example, there were six Majestosos across four competitions. Corinthians won three, drew two, and suffered one defeat, precisely in the Women’s Copa do Brasil.

Corinthians once went nine Majestosos unbeaten

Between 2023 and 2025, Corinthians built its longest unbeaten streak against São Paulo in women’s football. There were nine consecutive derbies without defeat.

The run began with a 4-1 win in the 2023 Paulista Championship and stretched through the entire 2024 season. During that span, the Brabas won the first four Majestosos of 2024, including both legs of that year’s Brazilian Championship final.

The streak also included a 1-1 draw in the 2024 Paulista, a scoreless draw in the Supercopa, and a 1-1 draw in the 2025 Brasileirão. The run was later ended by São Paulo’s 2-1 victory in the Paulista Championship.

Corinthians’ biggest win recorded in the derby also happened during that period. On November 26, 2023, Corinthians hosted São Paulo at Neo Química Arena and won 4-1 in the Paulista Championship.

Neo Química Arena increases Corinthians’ dominance in the derby

If the overall record already points to an advantage for the Brabas, the numbers at Neo Química Arena are even more favorable to Corinthians. There have been seven Majestosos at the stadium, with six Timão wins and only one draw. São Paulo has never beaten Corinthians Women in Itaquera. In that span, the Brabas scored 18 goals and conceded only six.

The first derby at the stadium took place in 2019, with a 3-0 Corinthians win in the Paulista Championship. The teams met again in Itaquera in 2021, when Timão won 3-1.

Neo Química Arena also hosted the 4-1 rout in the 2023 Paulista. In 2024, there were three Majestosos there: a 3-2 win in the Brasileirão, another 2-0 victory in the national competition, and a 1-1 draw in the Paulista.

The most recent meeting at the black-and-white home ground came on December 4, 2025. On that occasion, Corinthians beat São Paulo 2-1 in the Paulista Championship. Now, the stadium will host the eighth women’s Majestoso in its history, and fittingly in a Brazilian Championship final.

The Brabas have never lost at Neo Química Arena

Corinthians’ record in Itaquera goes beyond matches against São Paulo. Since the women’s team first played at Neo Química Arena, the club has yet to suffer a defeat at the stadium.

There have been 32 matches so far, with an impressive 29 wins and only three draws. Corinthians scored 81 goals and conceded 18, reaching a combined total of 99 goals in matches played there. The average is 3.09 goals per game.

The Brabas’ first appearance at the stadium came on April 25, 2018. In the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians beat São Francisco 4-1 and began an unbeaten streak that is still alive eight years later.

Since then, the team has built a run of 32 consecutive games unbeaten in Itaquera, across the Brasileirão, Paulista Championship, and Women’s Supercopa.

The biggest win recorded by the Brabas at the stadium came in November 2023. In the Women’s Paulista, Corinthians thrashed Palmeiras 8-0.

The Brasileirão also features a perfect unbeaten record in Itaquera

Considering only matches in the Brazilian Women’s Championship, Corinthians has played 17 games at Neo Química Arena. There have been 15 wins, two draws, and no defeats, with 41 goals scored and only 12 conceded.

In the Women’s Paulista, the record also remains unbeaten: eight wins and one draw in nine matches, with 27 goals scored and four conceded. In the Women’s Supercopa, the record is perfect, with six wins in six matches, 13 goals scored and only two conceded.

In 2026, the Brabas have already played three matches at the stadium. The first ended in a 2-2 draw with Fluminense in February. Then Corinthians thrashed América-MG 4-0 in March and beat Bahia 1-0 last Monday (21), a result that secured the team’s place in the Brasileirão final.

In this way, this Saturday’s derby also puts on the line a streak that has followed the club’s women’s football team since 2018: Corinthians has never left Neo Química Arena defeated.

Vic Albuquerque leads Corinthians’ scoring charts in the Majestoso

In addition to the collective advantage, the history against São Paulo also includes important numbers from players who are part of the current squad. Vic Albuquerque is Corinthians’ top scorer in the Majestoso since the reactivation of the women’s side. Wearing No. 17, she has scored eight goals in 29 matches against the rival.

Jaqueline comes next, with five goals in 16 games. Jhonson and Duda Sampaio have four each, while Gabi Zanotti has found the net three times. Among other current squad members, Andressa Alves and Tamires have scored twice each.

Vic’s numbers also stand out because the forward is close to leading the Brabas’ scoring at Neo Química Arena. She has nine goals in 27 appearances at the stadium, behind only Gabi Zanotti, who has scored 10 times in 25 matches.

Jaqueline ranks third in that category with eight goals, followed by Tamires with seven. Duda Sampaio has four, while Belén Aquino and Andressa Alves have also scored in Itaquera.

Two more Majestosos will decide the Brazilian champion

The historical edge, however, does not affect the scoreline of the final. Corinthians and São Paulo will have 180 minutes to decide the 2026 Brazilian champion.

The first chapter will be this Saturday (26), at 4:30 p.m., at Neo Química Arena. Because it finished behind its rival in the overall standings, Corinthians will play the decisive match away from home. The second leg is scheduled for the following Saturday, October 3, also at 4:30 p.m., at Morumbis.

Before the ball starts rolling, however, the history makes one scenario clear: Corinthians enters the first Majestoso of the final with an advantage in the overall head-to-head, overwhelming superiority in Brazilian Championship meetings, and having never been beaten by São Paulo at Neo Química Arena. In addition, the Brabas will take onto the field a 32-match unbeaten streak at the stadium, a mark that has followed the team since its debut in Itaquera in 2018.

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