Corinthians mirror 2012 Libertadores start after draw in Uruguay | OneFootball

In the current edition of the Copa Libertadores, Corinthians has matched the same performance recorded in the first five rounds of its historic 2012 campaign, the season in which it won the continental title for the first time. The mark was matched after a 1-1 draw against Peñarol last Thursday (21) at Estádio Campeón del Siglo in Montevideo.

With the result in Uruguay, Timão reached 11 points in Group E and mathematically secured first place in the group with one round to spare, while also remaining unbeaten in the continental competition.

Photos: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

So far, the black-and-white side’s campaign includes three wins and two draws. Corinthians opened with a 2-0 away win over Platense of Argentina. Then it beat Independiente Santa Fe of Colombia, also 2-0, at Neo Química Arena, in addition to defeating Peñarol 2-0 in Itaquera. After that, it drew 1-1 with Santa Fe in Bogotá and repeated the scoreline against the Uruguayans, this time in Montevideo.

The record is exactly the same as at the start of the 2012 campaign. On that occasion, Corinthians began the group stage with a 1-1 away draw against Deportivo Táchira of Venezuela. It then beat Nacional of Paraguay 2-0 at Pacaembu, drew 0-0 with Cruz Azul in Mexico, defeated Nacional again 3-1, and overcame Cruz Azul 1-0 in São Paulo.

Look back at Corinthians’ first five matches in the 2012 Libertadores

Despite the coincidence with the continental title campaign, the club’s best performances in the first five rounds of the group stage came in 2010 and 2015. In both seasons, Corinthians collected four wins and one draw.

Corinthians’ historic campaigns in the first five Libertadores rounds

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2015

Already qualified for the round of 16, Corinthians will wrap up its group-stage campaign next Tuesday (27) at 9:30 p.m., when it hosts Platense at Neo Química Arena. In addition to first place in Group E, Fernando Diniz’s team is still aiming to finish among the competition’s best overall campaigns to secure advantages in the knockout stage.

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