Corinthians have struggled against São Paulo in recent meetings | OneFootball

Looking at recent Majestoso classics, there is a history of poor results for Corinthians, who won only two of the last ten encounters, while two others ended in a draw and six resulted in victories for São Paulo. This Sunday, however, both teams will have the opportunity to change this recent statistic.

This Sunday, Corinthians and São Paulo face off in the first classic for both teams in 2026, valid for the third round of the Campeonato Paulista. The match kicks off at 4:00 pm (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo.

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In the last clash between the teams, in November 2025, valid for the 34th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Timão won 3-1, with goals from Yuri Alberto (2x) and Memphis. However, this was the only victory in the past year. In the other two classics, in the first round of the Brasileirão and in the Paulista, São Paulo won 2-0 and 3-1, respectively.

The year 2024 was very poor for Corinthians in terms of Majestoso clashes. In the three classics during the season, they did not win any. It started with a 2-1 defeat in the State Championship, then, already in the Brasileirão, they achieved their best result: a 2-2 draw. Finally, they left Morumbi Stadium with a 3-1 loss, also in the league tournament.

In 2023, they ended with two defeats, one draw, and one victory. In the Campeonato Brasileiro, they drew 1-1 in the first round and lost 2-1 in the second. The other matches were in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil, in which Corinthians were eliminated after winning the first leg 2-1 and losing the second leg 2-0, to the team that would go on to become champions at the end of the tournament.

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