Corinthians' six-match unbeaten run ends in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians saw one of their longest recent unbeaten runs in the Brazilian Championship come to an end. On Sunday night (16), Timão were beaten 2-1 by Cruzeiro at Neo Química Arena in the 23rd round of the competition, suffering another loss in the national tournament after six matches.

Before the setback against the Minas Gerais side, Alvinegro had recorded three wins and three draws during that stretch. It was Corinthians’ second-longest unbeaten run in the Brasileirão since the ten-match streak registered in the closing stages of the 2024 season.

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Timão’s last negative result in the league had come on May 17. On that occasion, the team coached by Fernando Diniz visited Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium and lost 3-1 in the 16th round.

From that match on, Corinthians began a recovery in the competition. The first result in the run was a 1-0 win over Atlético-MG at Neo Química Arena. Then, the São Paulo club traveled to Porto Alegre and beat Grêmio 3-1.

Back in Itaquera, Timão kept up the good form by defeating Remo 3-0. The next two matches ended in draws: 1-1 with Bahia away from home, and 0-0 against Athletico-PR at Neo Química Arena.

The sixth and final match of the streak came against Red Bull Bragantino. In Bragança Paulista, Corinthians won 2-0 and came into Sunday’s clash with the chance to extend their unbeaten run to seven games. The loss to Cruzeiro, however, brought that streak to an end.

Corinthians also lose overall unbeaten streak

Sunday’s result did not only end the unbeaten stretch in the Brazilian Championship. Across all competitions, Corinthians had also gone three consecutive matches without losing since the 2-0 defeat to Internacional on August 2 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16.

After that defeat, the team beat Internacional themselves 2-1, despite being eliminated from the Copa do Brasil, defeated Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 in the Brasileirão, and drew 0-0 with Rosario Central in Argentina in the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16.

Corinthians therefore failed to reach another four-match unbeaten run under Fernando Diniz. The coach’s best mark in charge of the team remains the seven-game unbeaten streak between April 9 and 30, with five wins and two draws.

During that period, Timão got past Platense, Palmeiras, Independiente Santa Fe, Vitória, Barra, Vasco, and Peñarol without being beaten. The run ended on May 3, when the team lost 2-1 to Mirassol.

Defeat also prevents climb up the table

In addition to ending the good run in the Brasileirão, the result against Cruzeiro prevented Corinthians from moving up the standings. A win could have brought the club even closer to the top spots, but Timão remained on 32 points and dropped to ninth place.

After 23 matches played in the league, Corinthians have eight wins, eight draws, and seven losses, with 25 goals scored and 22 conceded.

Now, the Brazilian Championship temporarily takes a back seat. Timão’s next match will be decisive in the Copa Libertadores. On Thursday (20), at 9:30 p.m., the team host Rosario Central at Neo Química Arena in the second leg of the round of 16. After the 0-0 draw in Argentina, a simple win will secure Corinthians a place in the quarterfinals.

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