Corinthians improve in Libertadores openers, win again in Argentina | OneFootball

On the night of last Thursday (9), Corinthians traveled to Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López to face Platense of Argentina in a match valid for the first round of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage, and won 2-0. In Fernando Diniz’s debut, the Corinthians goals were scored by forwards Kayke and Yuri Alberto. The three points put the team at the top of Group E with three points, since Santa Fé-COL and Peñarol-URU drew 1-1.

In addition to the positive result, Corinthians improved its record in Conmebol Libertadores debuts. In 19 opening matches in the international competition, it now has eight wins, seven draws, and four losses, with 22 goals scored and 12 conceded. Its success rate is 54.3%. In its entire history, the club has one title in the tournament, won in 2012, and since then its best campaign came in the 2022 season, when it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Flamengo, losing 3-0 on aggregate.

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With the victory last night, Corinthians also won a match again this season after nine games, having gone through five draws and four losses, avoiding matching the run from 2007, the year of its unprecedented relegation to Série B, when it went that many matches without a win. Previously, its last victory had come on February 19, when it beat Athletico-PR 1-0 away from home at Arena da Baixada in the second round of the Brasileirão.

The club from Parque São Jorge also broke another negative streak. That is because it had not won a match in Argentina since April 2018, when it beat Independiente 1-0, with a goal from former midfielder Jadson, in that year’s Conmebol Libertadores group stage. Since then, there had been five draws and four losses — three goals scored and seven conceded. During that period, however, the Corinthians side secured three advances on Argentine soil: two on penalties and one after playing for a draw.

The first came in 2022, when it got past Boca after two goalless draws in the round of 16 of that year’s Libertadores. The second, in turn, happened in 2023, when it eliminated Estudiantes on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate score, advancing to the Copa Sudamericana semifinals. In the same competition, but in the second leg of the previous round, it drew 0-0 with Newell’s Old Boys and advanced to the next stage after winning the first leg 2-1 at Neo Química Arena.

Corinthians now turns its focus back to the Brazilian Championship. That is because next Sunday (12), at 6:30 p.m. Brasília time, Alvinegro will face Palmeiras at Neo Química Arena in the 11th round of the national competition. Currently, Alvinegro is the first team outside the relegation zone with 10 points — two wins, four draws, and four losses — with eight goals scored and 11 conceded.

Corinthians’ Libertadores debuts:

1977 – CORINTHIANS 1×1 INTERNACIONAL — (Home)1991 – CORINTHIANS 1×1 FLAMENGO — (Home)1996 – CORINTHIANS 3×0 BOTAFOGO — (Home)1999 – CORINTHIANS 0×1 PALMEIRAS — (Home)2000 – CORINTHIANS 0×2 AMÉRICA-MEX — (Home)2003 – CORINTHIANS 1×0 CRUZ AZUL -MEX — (Home)2006 – CORINTHIANS 1×0 DEPORTIVO CALI-COL — (Away)2010 – CORINTHIANS 2×1 RACING-URU — (Home)2011 – CORINTHIANS 0×0 TOLIMA-COL — (Home)2012 – CORINTHIANS 1×1 DEPORTIVO TÁCHIRA-VEN — (Away)2013 – CORINTHIANS 1×1 SAN JOSÉ-BOL — (Away)2015 – CORINTHIANS 4×0 ONCE CALDAS-EQU— (Away)2016 – CORINTHIANS 1×0 COBRESAL-CHI — (Away)2018 – CORINTHIANS 0×0 MILLONARIOS-COL — (Away)2020 – CORINTHIANS 0×1 GUARANÍ-PAR — (Away)2022 – CORINTHIANS 0×2 ALWAYS READY-BOL — (Away)2023 – CORINTHIANS 3×0 LIVERPOOL-URU — (Away)2025 – CORINTHIANS 1×1 UNIV. CENTRAL-VEN — (Away)2026 – CORINTHIANS 2 x 0 PLATENSE-ARG — (Away)

Corinthians wins again in Argentina:

1) Independiente-ARG 0 x 1 Corinthians – Libertadores 2018 – 18/04/20182) Racing-ARG 1 x 1 Corinthians – Sudamericana 2019 – 27/02/20193) Boca Jrs 1 x 1 Corinthians – Libertadores 2022 – 17/05/20224) Boca Jrs 0 x 0 *Corinthians – Libertadores 2022 – 05/07/20225) Argentinos Jrs 0 x 0 Corinthians – Libertadores 2023 – 24/05/20236) Newells Old Boys 0 x 0 Corinthians – Sudamericana 2023 – 08/08/20237) Estudiantes-ARG 1 x 0 *Corinthians – Sudamericana 2023 – 29/08/20238) Argentinos Jrs 1 x 0 Corinthians – Sudamericana 2024 – 23/04/20249) Racing-ARG 2 x 1 Corinthians – Sudamericana 2024 – 31/10/201410) Huracán-ARG 1 x 0 Corinthians – Sudamericana 2025 – 27/05/202511) Platense-ARG 0 x 2 Corinthians – Libertadores 2026 – 09/04/2026

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