Corinthians face Internacional in the Copa do Brasil last 16 | OneFootball

Corinthians learned, this Tuesday (26), who their opponent will be in the round of 16 of the 2026 Copa do Brasil. In a draw held by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) at the entity’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Timão were drawn to face Internacional in the next stage of the national competition.

The round of 16 matches are scheduled to take place between August 1 and 2 for the first legs, and August 5 and 6 for the return legs. The home teams will be determined in a new draw organized by the CBF.

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The current Copa do Brasil champions, Corinthians remain in pursuit of their fifth title in the tournament. The black-and-white team won the 2025 edition after defeating Vasco da Gama in the final played at the Maracanã.

In the current campaign, the club from Parque São Jorge began its journey against Barra, from Santa Catarina, in the fifth round. Corinthians won both matches 1-0. Jesse Lingard scored the winning goal in the first leg in Florianópolis, while Yuri Alberto secured qualification in the return match in São Paulo.

The clash against Internacional renews a history of knockout meetings between the clubs in the national competition. Corinthians and the team from Rio Grande do Sul have already faced each other in three editions of the Copa do Brasil. Colorado came out on top in 1992 and 2017, while Timão won the title against their rival in 2009 after the final at Beira-Rio.

In addition to the sporting battle, Corinthians are also continuing to accumulate prize money in the competition. So far, the club has already secured around R$ 5 million for reaching the round of 16, adding together the amounts received in the fifth round and the current stage. If they advance to the quarterfinals, the prize money will increase by another R$ 4 million.

Of the 16 clubs qualified for the round of 16, 14 belong to Brazil’s Série A. Only two representatives are from Série B.

Check out the round of 16 matchups in the 2026 Copa do Brasil:

* Fluminense x Vasco da Gama * Corinthians x Internacional * Grêmio x Mirassol * Vitória x Athletico-PR * Juventude x Atlético-MG * Santos x Remo

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