Amid controversy, Corinthians lose first under Fernando Diniz | OneFootball

At the Maião, in the interior of São Paulo state, Corinthians lost to Mirassol 2-1 this Sunday (3), in the closing match of the 14th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

The Leão Caipira's goals were scored by Carlos Eduardo, from the penalty spot, and Edson Carioca, heading in a cross from the right, both still in the first half.

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In addition to the goals, the opening half had plenty of controversy, including a red card overturned after a VAR review, a penalty deemed "bogus," and a disallowed goal.

All of that, combined with the team trailing at that moment, led coach Fernando Diniz to explode at referee Matheus Candançan, calling the "authority" on the pitch a "f***ing masked man".

After the break, Corinthians continued to struggle to create attacking plays.

Goalkeeper Walter, a former Timão player, was hardly tested.

In the closing minutes, Dieguinho cut onto his left foot and struck from outside the box to pull one back for Corinthians.

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Announced by Corinthians on April 6, Fernando Diniz was breached for the first time after seven matches.

Under the coach, Timão beat Platense, Santa Fe and Peñarol in the Libertadores by a score of 2-0, defeated Barra-SC and Vasco 1-0 in the Copa do Brasil and Brasileirão, respectively, and drew 0-0 with Palmeiras and Vitória, also in the national league.

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With the result, Corinthians stayed on 15 points and dropped to 17th place, slipping into the relegation zone.

Fernando Diniz's side has the same number of points and the same goal difference (-3) as Santos, but fewer goals scored (-19 x -10).

Mirassol, meanwhile, moved up to 12 points and climbed to 18th in the table.

Timão return to action next Wednesday (6), when they visit Santa Fe in the fourth round of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage.

The following day, Leão Caipira host LDU in the same continental competition.

In the next round of the Brasileirão, Corinthians host São Paulo at the Neo Química Arena on Sunday (10), while Mirassol face Chapecoense, again at the Maião, on the same day. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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