Corinthians Women keep historic unbeaten run against Grêmio | OneFootball

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

Late this Friday afternoon (1), Corinthians faced Grêmio at Estádio Passo D’Areia, in Porto Alegre (RS), in a match valid for the ninth round of the first phase of the 2026 Brazilian Women’s Championship, and won 2–0. The goals for the Brabas were scored by center-back Thaís Ferreira and full-back/forward Ivana Fuso. The three points took the Brabas to 22 points — seven wins, one draw and one loss — with 23 goals scored and eight conceded, putting them at the top of the national tournament.

In addition to the win, the club from Parque São Jorge maintained a historic unbeaten run in the head-to-head record against Grêmio in women’s football. Now, since the reactivation of the sport, there have been 13 matches, with 12 wins for the Brabas and one draw — 35 goals scored and six conceded — an average of 3.15 goals per game — 92.3% efficiency.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians’ top scorer in this matchup is Gabi Zanotti, who has scored four goals in nine matches. The number 10 has played for the Brabas since 2018 and, since then, has scored 93 goals and provided 36 assists in 263 matches wearing the Corinthians shirt (212 as a starter), with 204 wins, 38 draws and 21 losses — an 82.38% efficiency rate. Altogether, she has won 18 titles, including the Brazilian Championship, Supercopa do Brasil, Conmebol Libertadores and the Paulista Championship.

The club from Parque São Jorge earned its sixth straight win in the national competition: América-MG (H – 4–0), Botafogo (A – 1–3), Red Bull Bragantino (H – 5–1), Juventude (A – 0–1), Ferroviária (H – 3–1) and Grêmio (A – 0–2).

Emily Lima’s squad will return to the pitch next Thursday (7), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, for their debut in the first phase of the 2026 Paulista Women’s Championship. Four days later, the teams will face each other again on the 11th, this time for the tenth round of the first phase of the Brazilian Women’s Championship, at the same time and venue as the state competition match.

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