Where Corinthians stand in the Brasileirão after round 25 | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field on the afternoon of last Sunday (30) at Neo Química Arena to face Santos FC in a derby valid for the 25th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and ended up losing 1-0. With the result, Timão suffered its third straight defeat in the tournament, something that had not happened since 2018, and remained in 10th place in the competition with 32 points – eight wins, eight draws and nine losses – 26 goals scored and 25 conceded.

Had they beaten Santos, they could have reached 35 points, the same total as eighth-placed Red Bull Bragantino, which would still have had one more win. In addition, the club from Parque São Jorge missed the chance to stay at least close to the Brasileirão’s top five – the qualification zone for the 2027 Copa Libertadores qualifying stage. Bahia overtook Cruzeiro, now in sixth place, and moved up to fifth after reaching 40 points – they beat Internacional 3-2 at Fonte Nova, also last Sunday.

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Cruzeiro dropped one spot after losing 3-1 to Vasco da Gama at São Januário, using a reserve lineup with an eye on the second leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals against Atlético-MG. As for the relegation zone, Corinthians are seven points ahead of Vasco, the first team inside the bottom four. The Rio side has one game in hand.

One place above Corinthians in the table is RB Bragantino, with 35 points. Atlético-MG, who beat Vitória 2-1 at Arena MRV, are in eighth place. São Paulo, even after four months without winning a match in the national competition, moved closer to Timão again. Their 2-1 win over Massa Bruta last Saturday (29) took the Morumbi side to 30 points, two fewer than the club from Parque São Jorge, with one game in hand.

Coritiba, who had been in ninth place with 34 points, beat Remo away from home on Monday night (31) and jumped to seventh place with 37 points. The top four are made up of: Palmeiras (52 points), Flamengo (48 points in 24 matches), Athletico-PR (45 points) and Fluminense (42 points). From 12th to 16th place are: Botafogo (30 points), Vitória (29 points), Santos (29 points), Grêmio (28 points) and Mirassol (25 points). Alongside Cruz-Maltino, the teams in the relegation zone are: Internacional (25 points), Remo (23 points) and Chapecoense (14 points).

After being beaten by Santos in Itaquera in the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians remain focused on the competition and will have another full week for training until their next match. Next Sunday (6), at 7 p.m. Brasília time, Timão will host Chapecoense at Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 26th round of the national tournament.

Conmebol Libertadores in sight

Starting in the middle of next week, the club from Parque São Jorge will play in the Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals, when they will face Argentina’s Estudiantes on September 9 and 16, both Wednesdays, at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time. The first match will be in Argentina, while the return leg will be at Neo Química Arena.

In the group stage, Timão finished top of Group E with 11 points – three wins, two draws and one loss – with eight goals scored and four conceded. In the round of 16, they beat Rosario Central of Argentina by a 1-0 aggregate score – 0-0 in the first leg (Argentina) and 1-0 in the second leg (São Paulo). Their opponent, meanwhile, advanced to the knockout stage as runners-up in Group A with nine points. In the round of 16, they knocked out Universidad Católica of Chile with a 4-1 aggregate win.

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