Corinthians aim for best start in the Brasileirão since 2022 | OneFootball

On the evening of this Wednesday (11), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), Corinthians will host Coritiba at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Neo Química Arena, for the fifth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. The Alvinegro Paulista comes into the match with the possibility of achieving its best start in the competition since 2022.

Currently, the Corinthians team is in third place in the national competition with seven points – two wins, one draw, and one loss. A victory could take Corinthians to ten points and to the top of the tournament, should rivals Palmeiras and São Paulo stumble this Thursday (12).

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In the current edition of the Brasileirão, the team led by Dorival Júnior debuted with a 2-1 loss to Bahia, in a match held at Vila Belmiro, and hasn't lost since, having defeated Red Bull Bragantino and Athletico-PR, with scores of 2-0 (H) and 1-0 (A) respectively, along with a 1-1 draw against Cruzeiro at Mineirão in the last round.

In 2022, in the first five rounds, Corinthians achieved four wins and only one loss, earning 12 points and leading the national tournament. At the end of that edition, the team finished in fourth place, with a total of 65 points.

That year, Timão was led by Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira. The team defeated Botafogo (3-1 away) and Avaí (3-0 at home) in the first two rounds, but was defeated by rival Palmeiras in the third match (3-0 away). In the following matches, they beat Fortaleza (1-0 at home) and Red Bull Bragantino (1-0 away).

Since then, the team hasn't been able to replicate the positive start in the Brazilian Championship, with the best result being in the first five rounds of the 2024 edition, when Corinthians earned seven points from two wins, one draw, and two losses.

After facing Coritiba at home in the Brasileirão, Corinthians remains focused on the national competition. This is because, next Sunday (15), they return to the field to face Santos at Vila Belmiro, for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship.

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