Corinthians win at home and away in same campaign after eight years | OneFootball

Corinthians’ 2-0 victory over Independiente Santa Fe at Neo Química Arena, in the second round of the Copa Libertadores group stage, marked an achievement the club had not reached in eight years.

With the result, Timão once again managed back-to-back wins at home and away in the same edition of the continental tournament. Before the clash in Itaquera, the team had already beaten Platense in Argentina, also by 2-0, in the competition opener.

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The last time this happened was in 2018, when Corinthians beat Deportivo Lara 2-0 at home and then defeated Independiente 1-0 away. That season, the team was coached by Fábio Carille.

Since then, the club had not repeated that positive run in the Libertadores. During that span, Corinthians played in the group stage only in the 2022 and 2023 editions, with a more inconsistent performance throughout the matches. The statistic comes from SofaScore, an app specializing in sports statistics.

With two positive results at the start of this campaign, Corinthians now has six points and sits alone at the top of Group E. Independiente Santa Fe is in third place, while Peñarol and Platense complete the group.

Now, the black-and-white squad turns its attention to the Brazilian Championship. The next match will be this Saturday (18) at 8 p.m. (Brasília time) against Vitória at Barradão, for the 12th round of the national competition.

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