Diniz beats Tite with Corinthians' best clean-sheet rate this century | OneFootball

Head coach Fernando Diniz has reached an impressive milestone in charge of Corinthians. In his first 23 matches with the club, the coach managed to keep the team from conceding goals on 12 occasions, reaching a 52.2% clean sheet rate.

The figure puts Diniz at the top of the survey presented by the Estatísticas Corinthianas profile on X, surpassing Tite’s numbers in different periods of his time at the club. In comparison, Adenor recorded 54 matches without conceding in 106 games in the 2015/16 season, for a rate of 50.9%. Between 2010 and 2013, there were 105 clean sheets in 223 matches, equivalent to 47.1%.

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See the survey:– Fernando Diniz (2026): 12/23 matches without conceding = 52.2%– Tite (2015-16): 54/106 matches without conceding = 50.9%– Tite (2010-13): 105/223 matches without conceding = 47.1%

Based on the numbers presented, Diniz has the highest percentage of matches without conceding when compared with the two Tite stints mentioned in the survey, with 52.2% in 23 matches for Corinthians.

Next challenge

Corinthians begin another knockout-stage campaign in the Conmebol Libertadores this Thursday (13). Against Rosario Central of Argentina in the round of 16, Timão will also have the chance to end a streak stretching across its most recent appearances in the tournament: the club has not found the net in a knockout match of the competition’s main stage since 2018.

The last time it happened was on August 29, 2018, against Colo-Colo of Chile, in the second leg of the round of 16. On that occasion, Corinthians won 2-1 at Neo Química Arena, with goals from Jadson and Roger, but were eliminated because of the result from the first match.

Since that night, Corinthians have returned to the Libertadores in different seasons, but have not managed to score again in knockout matches from the round of 16 onward.

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