See where Corinthians stand in the Brasileirão after round 16 | OneFootball

Throughout the afternoon this Sunday (17), Corinthians faced Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, in a match valid for the 16th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and was beaten 3-1. Rodrigo Garro, early in the first half, was responsible for Alvinegro’s only goal in the match.

The defeat sent the Corinthians side back into the relegation zone. At the moment, the club from Parque São Jorge sits only in 17th place with 18 points — four wins, six draws and six losses — with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded. Before this Sunday’s clash, Timão was in 15th place and, with the result, dropped two spots.

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The first team outside the bottom four is Santos, which has the same record as Corinthians, including goal difference (-4), but is above Corinthians in the table due to the number of goals scored — 21 against Timão’s 14. Grêmio, which before the start of the round occupied 17th place with 17 points, jumped to 15th after drawing away to Bahia this Sunday.

The team from Rio Grande do Sul, like Santos, has the same number of wins, draws and losses as Corinthians. However, it has a better goal difference (-2 against -4). Besides Alvinegro, the teams in the relegation zone are: Remo (15 points), Mirassol (13 points) and Chapecoense (nine points). The Pará-based team, in fact, cut its gap to Timão by beating Chapecoense 3-2 tonight.

Despite being in the relegation zone, the league table remains tightly packed in mid-table, since Corinthians is only three points behind Botafogo, who are in ninth place. In the Brazilian Championship, Timão will return to the pitch next Sunday (24), at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), to face Atlético-MG at Neo Química Arena, in the 17th round of the national tournament.

Before that, however, Corinthians will turn its attention back to its priorities in the Conmebol Libertadores group stage. That is because next Thursday (21), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will visit Peñarol-URU in a match for the fifth round of the international competition’s qualifying stage.

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