Corinthians suffer another Itaquera exit, 14th at Neo Química Arena | OneFootball

Elimination against Internacional in the Copa do Brasil round of 16 added to Corinthians’ negative record in knockout ties played at Neo Química Arena. Even with the 2-1 win on Thursday night (6), Timão exited the competition with a 3-2 aggregate score and reached its 14th elimination at home since the stadium was inaugurated.

The clash against Internacional repeated a scenario the club had already experienced on other occasions: winning in Itaquera, but failing to overturn the disadvantage built in the away leg. At Beira-Rio, Corinthians had lost 2-0 and therefore needed to win by two goals to take the decision to penalties, or by three to advance directly.

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The last time Alvinegro had been eliminated at Neo Química Arena in the Copa do Brasil was in 2024, in the semifinal against Flamengo. On that occasion, Corinthians drew 0-0 in the second leg and ended up out of the tournament because of the defeat in the first match.

Considering all competitions, the most recent elimination in Itaquera before this Thursday’s match had come in the 2025 Copa Libertadores. Timão beat Barcelona de Guayaquil 2-0, but had lost the first leg 3-0 and was eliminated 3-2 on aggregate.

Since moving into Neo Química Arena, Corinthians has accumulated eliminations in three different competitions. There have been four in the Campeonato Paulista, five in the Copa Libertadores and, with the loss to Internacional, five in the Copa do Brasil.

The first of them came in 2015, against Palmeiras, in the Campeonato Paulista semifinal. After a 2-2 draw, the rival came out on top in the penalty shootout. That same year, Timão was also eliminated at home by Paraguay’s Guaraní in the Libertadores, and by Santos in the Copa do Brasil.

Among the most memorable episodes are also the eliminations against Audax in the 2016 Paulistão, Nacional-URU in that same year’s Libertadores, Cruzeiro in the 2018 Copa do Brasil final, and Palmeiras in the 2021 state championship semifinal.

After saying goodbye to the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians now turns its attention to the competitions it is still playing this season. The next match will be on Sunday at 6:30 p.m., against Red Bull Bragantino at the Municipal Stadium of Bragança Paulista, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.

Corinthians eliminations at Neo Química Arena

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