Tamires rues blunt Corinthians in runner-up finish, eyes Libertadores | OneFootball

Corinthians left Morumbis last Saturday (3) as runners-up in the 2026 Women’s Brasileirão after drawing 1-1 with São Paulo in the second leg of the final. After the decision, Tamires spoke in the mixed zone about the result, acknowledged the squad’s sadness, and pointed to the lack of efficiency in the chances created as one of the factors that prevented the black-and-white side’s comeback.

The Brabas went into the match needing to overturn a 2-1 defeat at Neo Química Arena in the first Majestoso of the final. At Morumbis, São Paulo opened the scoring, while Juliete leveled it before halftime.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Corinthians

Corinthians had chances to get the win they needed to at least take the title race to penalties. The main one came in the second half, when Gabi Zanotti took a penalty, but was denied by goalkeeper Carlinha.

Tamires assessed that the team managed to show good moments during the match, but did not turn the chances they created into enough goals to change the outcome of the final.

“I think we managed, once again, to play a good match in some moments of the game. We had chances again, but we weren’t as efficient as we wanted to be. And we ended up paying the price with the draw that led to losing the championship and the title,” she said in the mixed zone at Morumbis last Saturday.

Tamires avoids pointing to a single reason for finishing runner-up

The 1-1 draw confirmed São Paulo’s title with a 3-2 aggregate score. Despite highlighting Corinthians’ difficulty in making the most of their attacking opportunities, Tamires avoided reducing the result of the final to just one aspect.

For the left-back, finishing runner-up was the consequence of a combination of factors. The No. 37 also emphasized the Brabas’ effort to seek a comeback until the final moments of the match.

“I think that when you lose a championship, there isn’t one overriding point. We fought until the end, we tried in every way to bring this title to Corinthians, but unfortunately it didn’t happen, so we have to move on,” Tamires said.

The defeat in the final also ended Corinthians’ run of six consecutive Women’s Brazilian Championship titles. The Brabas had won every edition between 2020 and 2025.

Squad feels the loss of the title

Tamires started the match on the bench and was not used by coach Emily Lima during the draw at Morumbis. After the final whistle, the experienced full-back did not hide the impact of the result on the Corinthians group.

Even with the need to quickly turn attention to the next competition, the player said the squad needed to process the loss of the title. Corinthians’ next official challenge of the season is the Women’s Copa Libertadores.

“We are very sad about losing, and I know we’ll have to recover. But today we really felt this defeat, we really wanted to win. And of course, we are athletes, we are professionals, we work in football, and we will need, on reporting day, on Wednesday, to be ready to train and go to the Libertadores,” the defender began.

Afterward, Tamires reinforced the frustration with the result and highlighted the confidence within the squad to win another trophy this season.

“It’s a very sad feeling, because we know how capable this group was of winning another title, everything we did, the squad we have, but unfortunately today was not a happy day for Corinthians. We’re very upset,” she concluded.

Focus now shifts to the Libertadores

After the Brasileirão final, Corinthians will have a period without matches before returning to the field for the Women’s Copa Libertadores. The squad will report back on Wednesday to begin preparations for the continental competition.

The Brabas’ debut is scheduled for October 15 at 5 p.m. (Brasília time) against Colo-Colo of Chile in Ecuador.

The reigning continental champions, Corinthians will enter the competition seeking a response after finishing as national runners-up and will try to win the seventh Women’s Libertadores title in their history.

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