Corinthians chase first Brasileirão winning run since 2024, eye G5 | OneFootball

Corinthians visit Bahia this Sunday afternoon (26) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at Arena Fonte Nova in a match valid for the 20th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. At the moment, the club from Parque São Jorge sits in seventh place with 27 points — seven wins, six draws, and six losses — with 21 goals scored and 19 conceded.

In today’s match, Corinthians will be looking for their fourth straight win in the Brasileirão, something that has not happened since the final stretch of 2024, when Ramón Díaz’s team won the last nine rounds, climbed out of the relegation zone, and secured a place in the following year’s Copa Libertadores qualifying stage. On that occasion, the Alvinegro finished the tournament in seventh place with 56 points.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians’ current run of victories in the national competition began on May 24, when they beat Atlético-MG 1-0 in Itaquera, with a goal from Zakaria Labyad, in the 17th round of the league. Six days later, in the 18th round, they visited Grêmio in Rio Grande do Sul and defeated the opponent 3-1 in a comeback win, with two goals from André Luiz and one from Kaio César. Last Thursday (23), in their first official match after the World Cup break, in the 19th round, Timão beat Remo 3-0 at Neo Química Arena.

In the 2024 edition of the Brasileirão, the four straight wins in the national competition came against Athletico-PR at home by 5-2 on October 17; Cuiabá by 1-0 in the Central-West on the 28th; Palmeiras at Neo Química Arena on November 4 by 2-0; and finally a 2-1 comeback win over Vitória at Barradão.

If they take all three points this afternoon, Corinthians could overtake Bahia in the standings — currently sixth with 30 points — and move closer to Red Bull Bragantino, who are fifth with the same number of points as the northeastern side but with one more win, and are the first team inside the qualification zone for the 2027 Copa Libertadores qualifying stage. Massa Bruta host Coritiba at Cícero de Souza Marques this Sunday (26) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

Corinthians seek first win in the second half of the Brasileirão in nearly four years

Against Bahia, Timão will try to win the opening round of the second half of the Brazilian Championship for the first time in nearly four years. The last such victory came in August 2022, when they hosted Botafogo at Neo Química Arena and won 1-0, with a goal from forward Gustavo Silva.

In 2023, they drew 1-1 with Cruzeiro at Mineirão. The following year, they were beaten 2-1 by Atlético-MG at Arena MRV. Finally, in 2025, they lost 2-1 to Bahia at Neo Química Arena.

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