Corinthians seek Brasileirão win to avoid nearly 30-year low | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Sunday (13), Corinthians face Flamengo at the Maracanã Stadium at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in a match valid for the 27th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. At the moment, Alvinegro sit only in 12th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and 10 defeats — with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded.

Besides seeking all three points to move up the table, Timão are looking for a positive result to avoid their worst losing streak in the Brasileirão in almost 30 years. In this edition, Alvinegro have not won in the tournament since August 9, when they went to Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Atibaia, in the countryside of São Paulo, and beat Red Bull Bragantino with goals from midfielder Rodrigo Garro and striker Pedro Raul. The match was valid for the 22nd round of the championship.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Since then, Corinthians have been defeated in their last four Brazilian Championship matches against Cruzeiro (H – 1 x 2), Coritiba (A – 2 x 1), Santos (H – 0 x 1), and Chapecoense (H – 1 x 2). The negative run even took the team out of contention for the G5 — the qualification zone for the Pre-Libertadores — and put them in a battle against the lower positions. At this moment, the gap to the relegation zone is four points.

If they are beaten this afternoon, Timão will match the mark set in 1997, when they lost five consecutive matches in the competition. On that occasion, the club from Parque São Jorge lost to Paraná (H), Santos (A), Cruzeiro (A), Fluminense (A), and Sport (H) — all by a score of 1 x 0. In that season, Alvinegro battled against relegation, and the streak mentioned above ended precisely against Flamengo, with a 1 x 0 victory at Morumbi Stadium, with a goal from Edilson ‘Capetinha’.

Corinthians look to avoid worst Brazilian Championship streak in almost 30 years:

20261) Corinthians 1 x 2 Cruzeiro – 23rd round of Brasileirão 2026 – 08/16/20262) Coritiba 2 x 1 Corinthians – 24th round of Brasileirão 2026 – 08/23/2026 – 3) Corinthians 0 x 1 Santos FC – 25th round of Brasileirão 2026 – 08/30/20264) Corinthians 1 x 2 Chapecoense – 26th round of Brasileirão 2026 – 09/06/2026

19971) Corinthians 0 x 1 Paraná Clube – Brasileirão 1997 – 10/11/19972) Santos 1 x 0 Corinthians – Brasileirão 1997 – 10/14/19973) Cruzeiro 1 x 0 Corinthians – Brasileirão 1997 – 10/18/19974) Fluminense 1 x 0 Corinthians – Brasileirão 1997 – 10/22/19975) Corinthians 0 x 1 Sport – Brasileirão 1997 – 11/01/1997

Different performances between the Brazilian Championship and the CONMEBOL Libertadores

The club from Parque São Jorge faces a dilemma this season, because despite being in the decisive stages of the Libertadores, it is going through a difficult situation in the domestic competition. Fernando Diniz’s side have lost their last four Brazilian Championship matches — Cruzeiro (H – 1 x 2), Coritiba (A – 2 x 1), Santos (H – 0 x 1), and Chapecoense (H – 1 x 2) — and have gone from fighting for the G5, the qualification zone for the 2027 Pre-Libertadores, to battling against the relegation zone. The first team inside the Z4 at the moment is Vasco da Gama, with 28 points in 26 matches.

Next Wednesday (16), Corinthians will play the second leg of the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores quarterfinals against Estudiantes-ARG at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena, seeking a place in the semifinals of the competition for the first time since 2012, the year they won their first-ever title. In the first leg, Timão, with a goal from striker Kaio César, earned a 1 x 1 draw in La Plata at Estádio José Jorge Hirschi.

In the group stage, Alvinegro advanced as leaders of Group E with 11 points — three wins, two draws, and one defeat — with eight goals scored and four conceded. In the round of 16, they eliminated Rosario Central-ARG by winning 1 x 0 on aggregate — 0 x 0 in the first leg (Argentina) and 1 x 0 in the second leg (Neo Química Arena). So far, they have accumulated R$ 25.9 million in prize money in the competition.

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