Crespo aims to end poor away record in derbies as he faces Corinthians | OneFootball

In the first derby of São Paulo in 2026, coach Hernán Crespo and his squad face Corinthians this Sunday at 4:00 PM (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena. The Argentine coach, now in his second stint with the Tricolor do Morumbi, is looking to improve his poor record in away derbies (23.8%).

The manager has faced the main rivals (Corinthians, Palmeiras, and Santos) away from home on seven occasions, with only one win, two draws, and four losses.

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Breaking the drought and return

A legendary former striker, the Argentine rose to prominence as a coach after winning the 2020 Copa Sudamericana with Defensa y Justicia. In his first spell at São Paulo, which lasted eight months (from February to October 2021), the 50-year-old coach won the Campeonato Paulista and managed to end the club’s second longest title drought in history, which had lasted nine years, since 2012.

At the end of 2021, in October, he was dismissed after a disappointing campaign in the Brazilian Championship, in which the team struggled in the lower half of the table from the start of the competition.

In June 2025, after the departure of Luís Zubeldia, Hernán, who was a free agent after finishing a stint at Al-Ain in 2024, returned to lead the Tricolor and, so far, has accumulated 34 matches in his second spell. In total, he has managed the team in 80 matches, winning 36, drawing 25, and losing 27.

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