Corinthians look to avoid first run of three league defeats since 2018 | OneFootball

Corinthians host Santos at Neo Química Arena on Sunday at 16:00 in the 25th round. They seek to halt a slide and avoid a first run of three league defeats since August 2018.

According to Meu Timao, Fernando Diniz’s side have lost their past two league matches, 2-1 to Cruzeiro on 16 August in Itaquera and 2-1 to Coritiba on 23 August at Couto Pereira.

They had not suffered back-to-back defeats for more than four months, last doing so in April under Dorival Júnior. Then they fell 3-1 to Fluminense at Maracanã before losing 1-0 to Internacional in Itaquera four days later, a sequence that led to his departure.

The last time Corinthians endured three successive league losses was over eight years ago, in August 2018. They were beaten 2-1 by Chapecoense in Santa Catarina, then lost 1-0 to Fluminense and 1-0 to Grêmio.

Another three-game sequence came in October 2010, with defeats to Atlético-MG 2-1 in Sete Lagoas, Atlético-GO 4-3 and Vasco da Gama 2-0.

At home in clássicos this season, the Timão have played four times, recording one win, two draws and one defeat, a 41.67% return. Currently 10th on 32 points, they aim to use home advantage to reset their campaign. A win in Itaquera, combined with rivals slipping, could put them back in the G5 chase for a 2027 Libertadores place.

Source: Meu Timao

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