Where Corinthians stand after Brasileirão round 28 | OneFootball

On Sunday afternoon (20), Corinthians took the field at Neo Química Arena to face Fluminense in a match valid for the 28th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and suffered a 3-1 defeat. The goal for the club from Parque São Jorge was scored by center-back Gustavo Henrique in the 10th minute of the second half.

The setback kept Alvinegro in 14th place in the Brasileirão with 32 points, with eight wins, eight draws, and 12 losses – 29 goals scored and 32 conceded. Had they taken all three points, Timão would have reached 35 points and climbed to 12th place, currently occupied by Botafogo with that same total.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians, despite not losing any positions in the national tournament, saw their gap to the relegation zone shrink from four to three points. According to the UFMG Department of Mathematics, Alvinegro’s chances of being relegated to Série B currently stand at 13.4%. Vasco da Gama, which until then was the first team inside the bottom four, thrashed Coritiba 5-0 last Saturday (19) at São Januário and moved up to 16th place with 31 points, pushing Grêmio into the relegation zone.

The team from Rio Grande do Sul, meanwhile, drew 0-0 with Palmeiras at home on Sunday morning and reached 29 points, just three behind Alvinegro. Besides Grêmio, the teams currently in the relegation zone are: Internacional, with 28 points, which lost 1-0 to São Paulo at Morumbis Stadium; Remo, on 23 points, beaten 2-1 by Santos at Mangueirão; and Chapecoense, bottom of the table with 18 points, which drew 1-1 with Atlético-MG at Arena MRV.

The club from Parque São Jorge has not won in the Brazilian Championship since August 9, when it beat Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques in the 22nd round of the competition, with goals from midfielder Rodrigo Garro and striker Pedro Raul. Since then, there have been six straight defeats – Cruzeiro (H – 1-2), Coritiba (A – 2-1), Santos (H – 0-1), Chapecoense (H – 1-2), Flamengo (A – 2-1), and Fluminense (H – 1-3).

Between sixth and 13th place are: Cruzeiro (45 points), Atlético-MG (40 points), Santos (38 points), Coritiba (38 points), Red Bull Bragantino (36 points), São Paulo (36 points), Botafogo (35 points), and Vitória (33 points). Mirassol, meanwhile, sits in 15th place with 32 points, behind Timão on goal difference (-3 to -9). The top five are: Flamengo (60 points), Palmeiras (57 points), Athletico-PR (49 points), Fluminense (48 points), and Bahia (46 points).

Now, after being beaten at home by Fluminense in the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians remains focused on the national competition. After the FIFA international break, which will provide a little over two weeks of training time, Timão will visit Internacional on October 7, Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the 29th round of the national competition.

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