Corinthians women suffer first defeat at Neo Química Arena | OneFootball

Neo Química Arena is no longer an unbeaten ground for Corinthians women’s football. This Saturday, the Brabas lost 2-1 to São Paulo in the first leg of the Brasileirão final and suffered their first-ever defeat at the stadium.

The Brabas’ history at the Casa do Povo began in 2018. On that occasion, Corinthians hosted São Francisco in the Brazilian Championship and started their journey at the stadium with a 4-1 rout.

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One year later, the Arena once again hosted an important final. Corinthians and São Paulo faced off in the Campeonato Paulista final, and the black-and-whites came out on top with a 3-0 win, securing another title in front of the Fiel.

From 2020 onward, Neo Química Arena began to be used more regularly by the women’s team. That year, Corinthians played four matches at the stadium and won them all: Grêmio, Palmeiras, Kindermann, and Taubaté were the defeated opponents.

The positive run continued in 2021, when the Brabas once again finished unbeaten at the Arena. Palmeiras and São Paulo were beaten by Timão that season.

In 2022, the perfect record remained intact. Corinthians took the field six times at Neo Química Arena and earned victories over Palmeiras on two occasions, as well as Grêmio, Real Brasília, Internacional, and Santos.

The following year, the team maintained its 100% record at the stadium. Internacional, Flamengo, Ferroviária, Palmeiras, and São Paulo were the opponents faced by the Brabas, and all were defeated by the black-and-white side.

The 2026 season, however, brought a different scenario. Before this Saturday’s defeat, Corinthians had already drawn 2-2 with Fluminense in Lucas Piccinato’s final match in charge of the team. After that, they recorded wins over América Mineiro, 4-0, and Bahia, 1-0.

With the loss to São Paulo, Corinthians will now have to chase the title away from home. The second and decisive match will take place next Saturday at Morumbis at 4:30 p.m.

The Brabas need to win by at least one goal to level the aggregate score and take the tie to penalties. São Paulo, on the other hand, will secure the title with a draw in regular time.

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