Corinthians' poor run vs Santos goes on, first Arena loss in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Santos FC on Sunday afternoon (30) at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 25th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and were defeated 1-0. The negative result was the Corinthians side’s third straight in the national competition and, at this moment, the team remains stuck in 10th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and nine losses — 26 goals scored and 25 conceded.

The setback extended Corinthians’ recent negative run against their rivals from Baixada Santista. In the last four matches, there have been two draws and two losses against the opponent, with three goals scored and six conceded. The last victory came on May 18, 2025, when Alvinegro won 1-0 in Itaquera, with a goal from striker Yuri Alberto.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Still in the second half of last season’s Brazilian Championship, Santos, fighting relegation, beat Corinthians 3-1 at Vila Belmiro. This year, the teams had previously faced each other on two other occasions, both in Baixada Santista, and drew 1-1 in the opening stage of the Paulista Championship and the Brasileirão.

The club from Parque São Jorge also missed the chance to improve its numbers in derbies against the state’s rivals in 2026. This year, Timão has taken the field seven times in matches of this kind, totaling just one win, four draws, and two losses — six goals scored and seven conceded — a 33.3% success rate.

Corinthians’ current negative run against Santos is similar to the one that happened between the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2019, when there were four draws and two losses against Alvinegro Praiano — three goals scored and six conceded. Check the full list at the end of the article. This afternoon, Timão also lost a Brasileirão home match against the rival for the first time since 2011.

On that occasion, the Santos side won 3-1, coming from behind, at Pacaembu Stadium. Since then, there had been six wins and seven draws — 14 goals scored and five conceded. Only two of those meetings took place at Pacaembu, both ending in draws. Considering Neo Química Arena, it was the first time the opponent beat Timão in a Brazilian Championship match. Before that, there had been six Corinthians wins and five draws — 12 goals scored and four conceded.

Now, Corinthians are preparing for another week of training until their next match, also in the Brazilian Championship. Next Sunday (6), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), the club from Parque São Jorge will host Chapecoense at Neo Química Arena for the 26th round of the national competition.

Later, Alvinegro will face Estudiantes of Argentina in the Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals on September 9 and 16, both Wednesdays, at 9:30 p.m. The first match will be in Argentina and the return leg in São Paulo.

Corinthians in derbies during the 2026 season:

1) Corinthians 1 x 1 São Paulo – 2026 Paulista Championship2) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 2026 Paulista Championship3) Corinthians 0 x 1 Palmeiras – 2026 Paulista Championship4) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 2026 Brazilian Championship5) Corinthians 0 x 0 São Paulo – 2026 Brazilian Championship6) Corinthians 3 x 2 São Paulo – 2026 Brazilian Championship7) Corinthians 0 x 1 Santos – 2026 Brazilian Championship

Corinthians’ recent negative run against Santos FC

1) Santos 3 x 1 Corinthians – 10/15/2025 – 2025 Brasileirão2) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 01/22/2026 – 2026 Paulista Championship3) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 03/15/2026 – 2026 Brasileirão4) Corinthians 0 x 1 Santos – 08/30/2026 – 2026 Brasileirão

Corinthians’ previous negative run against Santos

1) Santos 2 x 0 Corinthians – 09/10/2017 – 2017 Brasileirão2) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 03/04/2018 – 2018 Paulistão3) Corinthians 1 x 1 Santos – 06/06/2018 – Brasileirão 4) Santos 1 x 0 Corinthians – 10/13/2018 – Brasileirão 5) Corinthians 1 x 1 Santos – 01/13/2019 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves Trophy Friendly6) Corinthians 0 x 0 Santos – 03/10/2019 – 2019 Paulistão

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