Corinthians sack Dorival Júnior after defeat to Inter | OneFootball

Dorival Júnior is no longer the head coach of Corinthians. The club’s board decided to bring the coach’s work to an end after Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Internacional at the Neo Química Arena, in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship.

“Sport Club Corinthians Paulista announces the dismissal of head coach Dorival Júnior and his coaching staff. The Club thanks these professionals for the services rendered, marked by important achievements at the helm of the team, such as the 2025 Copa do Brasil and the 2026 Supercopa Rei, results that will remain in the institution’s history,” the club said in an official statement.

According to the club, Monday’s training session will be led by William Batista, coach of Corinthians’ under-20 team.

The negative run of eight matches without a win and the little improvement shown after the FIFA international break weighed heavily in Dorival Júnior’s dismissal, as he was unable to survive the team’s poor spell and was relieved of his duties. Some of the coach’s statements in press conferences also displeased the club’s top brass.

Dorival Júnior leaves Corinthians just short of completing one year in charge. He was hired on April 28 of last year to replace Argentine coach Ramón Díaz.

The manager leaves Corinthians with 25 wins, 19 draws and 19 defeats in 63 matches, for a 49.7% success rate. The team scored 67 goals and conceded 56, in addition to winning two titles: the 2025 Copa do Brasil and the 2026 Supercopa Rei.

Corinthians will now enter the market in search of a new name to lead the team. Names such as Hernán Crespo, Juan Pablo Vojvoda, Fernando Diniz, Marcelo Gallardo, Tite and Jorge Sampaoli are currently available.

Timão, it is worth noting, has a decisive week ahead. The team will make its Copa Libertadores debut and then host Palmeiras in the second Derby of the season. The club’s board is therefore racing against time to find a new coach and avoid harming the season’s planning.

Corinthians’ next matches

Platense-ARG x Corinthians (Libertadores first round) Date and time: 04/09 (Thursday), at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez, in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Corinthians x Palmeiras (11th round of the Brazilian Championship) Date and time: 04/12 (Sunday), at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP)

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