Corinthians near worst winless run, lose four straight at Arena | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field on the afternoon of last Sunday (20) to face Fluminense at Neo Química Arena, in a match valid for the 28th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and lost 3-1. Center-back Gustavo Henrique, in the 10th minute of the second half, scored Corinthians’ only goal of the match. The result kept the team in 14th place in the Brazilian Championship with 32 points, from eight wins, eight draws, and 12 losses – 29 goals scored and 32 conceded, just three points above the relegation zone.

The new setback brought the club from Parque São Jorge closer to its worst winless streak of the 2026 season. At the moment, Timão has gone seven games without a win, with one draw (Estudiantes-ARG) and six losses (Coritiba, Santos, Chapecoense, Flamengo, Estudiantes-ARG, and Fluminense). In this run, Alvinegro’s last victory this year came on August 20, when they beat Rosario Central of Argentina 1-0 in Itaquera in the first leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16.

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Corinthians’ worst spell this year came between late February and early April, when the team went nine matches without a single win. In that stretch, they had five draws (Portuguesa, Cruzeiro, Santos, Chapecoense, Flamengo) and four losses (Novorizontino, Coritiba, Fluminense, and Internacional).

The negative results during that period led to Dorival Júnior being dismissed from the position. The winless run was ended in the very next match after the coaching change, on Thursday, April 9, away from home, when Corinthians beat Platense of Argentina 2-0 in the first round of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage.

The new home slip-up meant Timão matched its worst losing streak at the House of the People – four. In their last four home matches, they were beaten by Santos, Chapecoense, Estudiantes-ARG, and Fluminense. Previously, the longest negative run had come in mid-2021, when they lost to Atlético-GO (twice, in the Copa do Brasil and Brasileirão) and Red Bull Bragantino (Brasileirão).

Corinthians keeps closing in on its worst winless streak of the season

First streak1) Portuguesa 1 (7) x (8) 1 Corinthians – 02/22/2026 – 2026 Paulista quarterfinals2) Cruzeiro 1 x 1 Corinthians – 02/25/2026 – 4th round, 2026 Brasileirão3) Novorizontino 1 x 0 Corinthians – 02/28/2026 – 2026 Paulista semifinal4) Corinthians 0 x 2 Coritiba – 03/11/2026 – 5th round, 2026 Brasileirão5) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 03/15/2026 – 6th round, 2026 Brasileirão6) Chapecoense 0 x 0 Corinthians – 03/19/2026 – 7th round, 2026 Brasileirão7) Flamengo 1 x 1 Corinthians – 03/22/2026 – 8th round, 2026 Brasileirão8) Fluminense 3 x 1 Corinthians – 04/01/2026 – 9th round, 2026 Brasileirão9) Corinthians 0 x 1 Internacional – 04/05/2026 – 10th round, 2026 Brasileirão

Second streak1) Coritiba 2 x 1 Corinthians – 24th round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 08/23/2026 2) Corinthians 0 x 1 Santos FC – 25th round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 08/30/20263) Corinthians 1 x 2 Chapecoense – 26th round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 09/06/20264) Estudiantes-ARG 1 x 1 Corinthians – Libertadores 2026 quarterfinal first leg – 09/09/20265) Flamengo 2 x 1 Corinthians – 27th round, 2026 Brasileirão – 09/13/20266) Corinthians 0 x 1 Estudiantes-ARG – Libertadores 2026 quarterfinal second leg – 09/16/20267) Corinthians 1 x 3 Fluminense – 28th round, 2026 Brasileirão – 09/20/2026

Poor spell in the season and a sharp recent drop in the numbers under Fernando Diniz

The club from Parque São Jorge has not won in the Brazilian Championship since August 9, when it beat Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques in the 22nd round of the competition, with goals from midfielder Rodrigo Garro and striker Pedro Raul. Since then, there have been six straight defeats – Cruzeiro (H – 1 x 2), Coritiba (A – 2 x 1), Santos (H – 0 x 1), Chapecoense (H – 1 x 2), Flamengo (A – 2 x 1), and Fluminense (H – 1 x 3).

Since arriving at Corinthians in early April, Corinthians has posted 13 wins, 10 draws, and 11 losses – 36 goals scored and 31 conceded, which represents a 48% success rate. In his first seven matches in charge, Diniz recorded five wins and two draws, without conceding a single goal. Before the break for the World Cup, Alvinegro had posted a 64.5% success rate under the coach – nine wins, four draws, and three losses.

The scenario, however, changed. Since the return, there have been four wins, eight draws, and eight losses – a 33.3% success rate. In that span came eliminations in the Copa do Brasil round of 16 and the Libertadores quarterfinals, against Internacional and Estudiantes-ARG, respectively.

Next match

Corinthians has now been given four days off due to the FIFA international break, which will take place between the end of September and the beginning of October, and will resume training at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava next Friday, the 25th. Alvinegro will not play again until Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship, when it will face Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium. The clash is considered a six-pointer, since the team from Rio Grande do Sul is third from bottom with 28 points, while Timão is slightly above with 32 points.

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