Corinthians look to extend strong opening record in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Corinthians faces Bahia in the first round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, starting at 8 PM (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro. Timão defends a positive history in season openers since the tournament adopted the round-robin system.

Since 2003, there have been 22 openers in the Brasileirão Série A. Corinthians has eight wins, seven draws, and seven losses – almost 47% success rate.

However, the alvinegra team has not won the first game of the competition since 2023. In the last two years, the team drew with Atlético-MG and Bahia.

It's worth mentioning that Corinthians did not compete in the First Division in 2008. Relegated the previous year, the team played in Série B and debuted with a victory over CRB, 3-2.

Remember Corinthians' debuts in the Brasileirão:

2025 – Corinthians 1 x 1 Bahia 2024 – Corinthians 0 x 0 Atlético-MG 2023 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Cruzeiro 2022 – Botafogo 1 x 3 Corinthians 2021 – Corinthians 0 x 1 Atlético-GO 2020 – Corinthians 0 x 0 Atlético-GO 2019 – Bahia 3 x 2 Corinthians 2018 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Fluminense 2017 – Corinthians 1 x 1 Chapecoense 2016 – Corinthians 0 x 0 Grêmio 2015 – Cruzeiro 0 x 1 Corinthians 2014 – Atlético-MG 0 x 0 Corinthians 2013 – Corinthians 1 x 1 Botafogo 2012 – Corinthians 0 x 1 Fluminense 2011 – Grêmio 1 x 2 Corinthians 2010 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Athletico-PR 2009 – Corinthians 0 x 1 Internacional 2007 – Corinthians 1 x 0 Juventude 2006 – Grêmio 2 x 0 Corinthians 2005 – Corinthians 2 x 2 Juventude 2004 – Ponte Preta 3 x 2 Corinthians 2003 – Corinthians 0 x 3 Atlético-MG

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Why at Vila?

Corinthians made an agreement with Santos to use Vila Belmiro. The team chose to advance their debut in the Brasileirão to have the same three days of preparation as Flamengo for the Supercopa do Brasil, which takes place on Sunday.

The team could not play in São Paulo's capital, as the city is already hosting the game between São Paulo and Flamengo, at Morumbi. The solution, therefore, was to hold the match in another city. The club considered Bragança Paulista, but decided to play at Vila for two reasons: stadium capacity and proximity.

How is Corinthians doing?

Corinthians won again last Sunday, ending a three-game winless streak. Timão defeated Velo Clube 1-0 in Rio Claro, with a goal by Yuri Alberto, and climbed to fourth place in the Campeonato Paulista standings, with eight points.

The team aims to perform better in the Brasileirão compared to last year. The team finished the last edition of the tournament in a disappointing 13th place, with 47 points – 12 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses.

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