Corinthians lose away record in Copa do Brasil, fail to score again | OneFootball

On Sunday night (2), Corinthians traveled to Beira-Rio Stadium to face Internacional in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16 and were beaten 2-0. To have a chance of advancing in the return leg, Timão will have to win by at least two goals to take the tie to penalties. If that does not happen, they will be eliminated.

The negative result also meant Corinthians lost an away match in the Copa do Brasil for the first time since October 2, 2024, when they were beaten 1-0 by Flamengo at the Maracanã in the first leg of the semifinals. Since then, they had gone on a run of five wins, all in last year’s edition, in which they were crowned champions.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

The wins in question came against Novorizontino (1-0 – third round), Palmeiras (2-0 – round of 16), Athletico-PR (1-0 – quarterfinals), Cruzeiro (1-0 – semifinals), and Vasco da Gama (2-1 – final). At the moment, Alvinegro has earned R$ 5 million in prize money in the Copa do Brasil — R$ 2 million just for taking part in the fifth round and R$ 3 million for reaching the round of 16. If they advance to the quarterfinals, they will collect another R$ 4 million.

In addition, the club from Parque São Jorge has now gone two straight matches without scoring this season. Last Thursday (30), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão, they drew 0-0 with Athletico-PR. This had already happened between the end of February and the beginning of March, when they failed to score in defeats to Novorizontino and Coritiba, by 1-0 and 2-0 respectively, in the Paulista Championship semifinals and the first half of the Brasileirão season.

Alvinegro will now return to the pitch to face Internacional in the return leg next Thursday (6), at 8 p.m., at Neo Química Arena, seeking a place in the next round.

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