Corinthians lose four on the trot in Brasileirão after 19 years, home blow | OneFootball

The 2-1 defeat to Chapecoense on Sunday night (6) was not just another setback for Corinthians in the Brazilian Championship. The result extended the team’s negative run to four matches and saw the club match a mark that had not happened in the national competition since 2007, nearly 19 years ago.

The loss at Neo Química Arena also carried another historical weight. For the first time, Corinthians were beaten by Chapecoense while playing at home. The team from Santa Catarina arrived in Itaquera sitting at the bottom of the table and still without an away win in this edition of the Brasileirão.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca / Corinthians Agency

Timão even took the lead through a goal from Matheus Bidu, but suffered a comeback and once again left the pitch empty-handed. With the result, the team coached by Fernando Diniz remained on 32 points and now has eight wins, eight draws, and ten defeats in 26 rounds, along with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded.

Negative run had not happened since 2007

Before facing Chapecoense, Corinthians had already gone three straight defeats in the Brazilian Championship and were looking precisely to prevent the streak from reaching a mark last recorded in one of the most difficult seasons in the club’s history.

In September 2007, the year Alvinegro finished the Brasileirão in 17th place and were relegated to Série B, the team also lost four matches in a row.

On that occasion, the run began with a 1-0 defeat to Paraná Clube away from home on September 9. A week later, Corinthians lost by the same score to Botafogo at home.

Then came another 1-0 loss, this time against Palmeiras. The fourth consecutive defeat came against Sport, 2-1 at home, on the 29th of that month.

Nearly two decades later, Corinthians once again recorded a run of four consecutive defeats in the country’s main competition.

Defeats began against Cruzeiro

The current run began on August 16, when Timão hosted Cruzeiro in the 23rd round and were beaten 2-1 at Neo Química Arena.

In the following round, the team traveled to Curitiba to face Coritiba and again lost 2-1, this time at Couto Pereira.

The third setback came in the derby against Santos on August 30. In front of the Fiel, Corinthians were beaten 1-0, reaching a third straight match without taking any points.

The streak was extended this Sunday. Even facing Chapecoense at home and opening the scoring, Alvinegro could not hold on to the lead and suffered a 2-1 comeback defeat.

So, the current run is made up of:

Corinthians also break mark against Chapecoense

Sunday’s result also marked an unprecedented feat in the history of the matchup. Until then, Chapecoense had never managed to beat Corinthians while playing at Alvinegro’s home ground.

The Santa Catarina side changed that scenario in a season in which they have struggled in the Brazilian Championship. The club came into the match at the bottom of the table and seeking its first away win in the competition.

For Corinthians, the result deepened a drop in form that began just as the team was trying to move closer to the top positions. Before the losing streak, Timão had cut the gap to the places that qualify for continental competitions, but lost ground again with four matches without taking any points.

The last time the club had suffered at least three consecutive defeats in the Brasileirão was also a long time ago. In August 2018, Corinthians lost in succession to Chapecoense, 2-1, Fluminense, 1-0, and Grêmio, also 1-0. On that occasion, however, the run stopped at three matches.

Timão need to switch focus to the Libertadores

The pressure-filled moment in the Brazilian Championship comes ahead of one of the most important matches of the season. Corinthians will have little time to work after this Sunday’s defeat, as they return to the field next Wednesday (9) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the Conmebol Libertadores.

Alvinegro will visit Estudiantes at the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, UNO, in La Plata, for the first leg of the continental competition’s quarterfinals.

After the match in Argentina, Corinthians will turn their attention back to the Brasileirão. On Sunday (13), the team visit Flamengo at the Maracanã in the 27th round, trying to end the run of four consecutive defeats in the national tournament.

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