Corinthians ship three against Bragantino, suffer first Paulistão defeat | OneFootball

The Corinthians suffered their first defeat in the Campeonato Paulista of 2026. With an alternative lineup, Timão was dominated by Red Bull Bragantino this Thursday and lost 3-0 at the Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium in Bragança Paulista, in the second round of the State Championship. The goals were scored by Jhon Jhon (twice) and Mosquera.

Standings Situation

The result drops Corinthians to ninth place in the Paulistão standings, with three points. Massa Bruta, on the other hand, reaches six points and takes the lead, surpassing Palmeiras.

📋 Match Summary

🔴🔵 BRAGANTINO 3 x 0 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista (2nd round) 🏟️ Venue: Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium, in Bragança Paulista (SP) 📅 Date: January 15, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Lucas Barbosa (Bragantino); Luiz Gustavo and Cacá (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals:

🔴🔵 Bragantino

Cleiton; Hurtado (Pedro Henrique), Gustavo Marques, Alix Vinícius and Juninho Capixaba; Gabriel, Gustavo Neves (Sosa) and Jhon Jhon (Eric Ramires); Lucas Barbosa, Henry Mosquera (Vinicinho) and Eduardo Sasha (Fernando). Coach: Vagner Mancini

⚫⚪ Corinthians

Hugo Souza; Cacá, Gabriel Paulista, João Pedro Tchoca (Matheuzinho) and Hugo (Matheus Bidu); Charles (Yuri Alberto), Luiz Gustavo (Breno Bidon), Dieguinho and Vitinho; Gui Negão and Pedro Raul (Carrillo). Coach: Dorival Júnior

How was the game?

The heavy pitch due to the strong rain in Bragança Paulista made the start of the game lukewarm. The match only heated up from the 27th minute. Vitinho took a corner at the near post for Charles, who headed and was stopped by a good save from Cleiton. Tchoca took the rebound and shot low, but the Bragantino goalkeeper performed a miracle.

In the next move, Dieguinho almost opened the scoring for Corinthians. He controlled on the right side, adjusted to the middle, and shot placed. The ball skimmed the post. Massa Bruta responded at 31 minutes, with a cross shot from Hurtado that threatened Hugo Souza's goal.

The home team opened the scoring at 34 minutes. Jhon Jhon crossed into the area, saw the ball pass everyone and deceive Hugo, entering the corner. Bragantino continued better and almost scored the second at 43. Gustavo Neves received on the byline and crossed low into the small area, but Sasha couldn't reach it.

Substitutions have no effect

Dorival made changes at halftime and brought three starters onto the field: Bidon, Carrillo, and Matheuzinho. However, the changes had no effect. Corinthians couldn't create opportunities and still saw Bragantino extend the score.

Massa Bruta's second came at 11 minutes of the second half. Lucas Barbosa led a counterattack and passed to Jhon Jhon, who dribbled Cacá and shot as Hugo Souza came out. The ball still grazed the crossbar before hitting the back of the net.

Corinthians scares twice

Even at a disadvantage, Corinthians didn't give up and had two chances to reduce the deficit. At 18 minutes, Bidu received on the left side and crossed perfectly for Yuri Alberto, who had just come on. The number 9 shot first-time, but Cleiton saved.

Then, at 24 minutes, Matheuzinho controlled on the right and crossed strongly for Yuri Alberto, unmarked. However, instead of pushing it into the empty goal, the forward ended up playing as a defender and touched it backward. An unbelievable chance wasted by Timão.

Who doesn't score…

After missing opportunities, Dorival Júnior's team saw Bragantino score the third and seal the alvinegro defeat. Lucas Barbosa stole the ball in defense and launched it to Mosquera, who sped down the left. He invaded the area, twisted Cacá, and finished firmly to bulge the net, giving the final numbers to the match.

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