Corinthians' worst Copa do Brasil run since 2021, prize money so far | OneFootball

On Thursday night (6), Corinthians hosted Internacional at Neo Química Arena for the second leg of the 2026 Copa do Brasil round of 16. They beat their opponent 2-1, but were ultimately eliminated from the national knockout tournament after losing 3-2 on aggregate. On the night, Corinthians’ goals were scored by center-back Gustavo Henrique and midfielder André Carrillo.

With an early exit from the Copa do Brasil, the club from Parque São Jorge leaves the competition with R$ 5 million added to its coffers — R$ 2 million just for taking part in the fifth round and the rest for reaching the round of 16 after edging Barra, from Santa Catarina, by the minimum scoreline across the two matches. By comparison, last year Timão earned R$ 97 million — R$ 77 million from the title alone, as they were crowned champions by beating Vasco da Gama at the Maracanã Stadium.

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In addition, Corinthians posted their worst Copa do Brasil campaign since 2021. That year, the Alvinegro were eliminated as early as the third round after losing 2-0 on aggregate to Atlético-GO. Since then, the club from Parque São Jorge had reached at least the semifinals of the tournament in recent years. The last time Timão had been eliminated in the round of 16 was in 2020 — a defeat to América-MG, then managed by Vágner Mancini, after a 2-1 aggregate loss.

In 2022, they finished as runners-up after being beaten by Flamengo at the Maracanã. The first leg, in Itaquera, ended in a goalless draw. In the return leg, there was a 1-1 draw and a defeat on penalties. The following year, they were stopped in the semifinals after being eliminated by São Paulo. On that occasion, the Alvinegro beat their rival 2-1 in the first leg at Neo Química Arena, but lost 2-0 at the Morumbis in the second leg.

In the 2024 season, they again went out in the semifinals, in another meeting with Flamengo. In the first leg, at the Maracanã, the Rio side won 1-0. In the second leg, at Neo Química Arena, there was a goalless draw and, consequently, Corinthians were eliminated. Last year, finally, as mentioned, the club from Parque São Jorge won the national knockout competition by beating Vasco da Gama — 0-0 in the first leg and 2-1 in the second.

After their elimination from the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians still have the Brazilian Championship and the CONMEBOL Libertadores until the end of the season. Next Sunday (9), Timão will visit Red Bull Bragantino at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Atibaia, at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the 22nd round of the national competition. Currently, the Alvinegro sit in ninth place with 29 points — seven wins, eight draws, and six losses — with 22 goals scored and 20 conceded.

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