Corinthians win first two Libertadores group games again after 10 years | OneFootball

Corinthians remain perfect in the Libertadores group stage. On Thursday night, the team beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-0 at Neo Química Arena and maintained a 100% record through the first two rounds of the competition. With that, the club matched a start it had already achieved in other editions of the tournament.

The two straight wins match campaigns recorded in 1996 and 2016. In the first of those, Timão beat Botafogo 3-0 and defeated Universidad Católica of Chile 3-2. Then, two decades later, they overcame Cobresal and Santa Fe itself, both by a score of 1-0.

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In 2003, the performance was even better, with three wins in the opening rounds. In that campaign, Corinthians beat Cruz Azul of Mexico 1-0, Fénix of Uruguay 2-1, and thrashed The Strongest of Bolivia 4-1.

Now under Fernando Diniz, the team is also aiming to repeat, or even surpass, the best start in its history in the competition, achieved in 2015. That year, the side coached by Tite beat São Paulo (2-0), San Lorenzo (1-0), and Danubio (2-1 and 4-0), before drawing with the Argentine club.

In the current edition, Corinthians have two positive 2-0 results, including the opening win against Platense of Argentina. The unbeaten run will be tested again on April 30, when Timão face Peñarol at 9 p.m., once again in Itaquera.

Leaders of Group E with six points, Corinthians also head into the Brazilian Championship motivated. Their next match will be this Saturday against Vitória at 8 p.m. at Barradão in Salvador, for the 12th round of the national competition.

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