Corinthians end season’s second-longest unbeaten run | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Internacional on Sunday night (2) at Beira-Rio Stadium in the first leg of the 2026 Copa do Brasil round of 16 and ended up losing 2-0. The result ended Corinthians’ long unbeaten away run in the competition.

In addition, Timão saw its five-match unbeaten streak this season come to an end. The last defeat had been on May 27, when the team lost 2-0 to Platense-ARG at Neo Química Arena in the final round of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage. Since then, there had been two wins (Grêmio and Remo) and three draws (FC Cascavel, Bahia and Athletico-PR) — eight goals scored and only three conceded.

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This was Corinthians’ second-longest unbeaten spell in 2026. In April, already under Fernando Diniz, the Alvinegro went seven matches unbeaten without conceding a goal, with five wins (Platense-ARG, Santa Fé-COL, Barra-SC, Vasco da Gama and Peñarol-URU) and two draws (Palmeiras and Vitória) — eight goals scored and none conceded. The matches were part of the Brazilian Championship, Copa do Brasil and Libertadores. The positive run ended on May 3, when the team lost away to Mirassol 2-1 in the Brasileirão.

In February, when the team was still managed by Dorival Júnior, Corinthians had also gone five matches unbeaten, with three wins (Red Bull Bragantino, São Bernardo FC and Athletico-PR) and two draws (Portuguesa and Cruzeiro) — six goals scored and two conceded. The matches were part of the Brasileirão and Campeonato Paulista.

If they want to qualify for the quarterfinals in the second leg, scheduled for next Thursday (6) at 8 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena, the Alvinegro will have to win by at least two goals to take the tie to penalties. If they win by three goals, they will advance directly to the next round.

It is worth noting that Corinthians has already earned R$ 5 million in prize money in the competition so far, with R$ 2 million coming just from participation in the third round and the rest from reaching the round of 16 of the national knockout tournament. Since 2022, the club from Parque São Jorge has reached at least the semifinals of the competition and currently holds the status of reigning Copa do Brasil champion, a title it has won four times in its history (1995, 2002, 2009 and 2025).

Corinthians’ five-match unbeaten streak this season comes to an end:

1) Grêmio 1 x 3 Corinthians – 18th round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 05/30/2026 2) FC Cascavel 1 x 1 Corinthians – Friendly – 07/12/2026 3) Corinthians 3 x 0 Remo – 19th round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 07/23/2026 4) Bahia 1 x 1 Corinthians – 20th round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 07/26/2026 5) Corinthians 0 x 0 Athletico-PR – 21st round of the 2026 Brasileirão – 07/30/2026

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