Dorival endures worst run at Corinthians but trusts results will come | OneFootball

Corinthians is experiencing its worst moment under coach Dorival Júnior in statistical terms. On Thursday night, Timão could not get past a 0-0 draw against Chapecoense at Arena Condá, in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship, and saw their winless streak grow.

It has now been six consecutive games without a win this season, with two losses and four draws in this stretch—which also includes elimination in the semifinals of the Paulista Championship. Timão has not won since February 19, when they beat Athletico-PR 1-0 in Série A.

This is coach Dorival Júnior's worst streak since arriving at Corinthians in April 2025. Corinthians lost to Novorizontino (away) and Coritiba (home) and also drew with Santos, Portuguesa, Cruzeiro, and Chapecoense, all away from home.

Previously, the coach's worst winless run at Corinthians had been five games, between May and June of last year, with two losses and three draws.

Dorival trusts in a response

Faced with this negative streak, part of the fans have already started to lose patience with the squad and coaching staff. After the loss to Coritiba, fans protested at Neo Química Arena with chants demanding more, such as: “Bando de c…, you have to be a man to play for Coringão”, “Either play for love, or play for fear” and “Honor the shirt, Corinthians doesn’t need slackers.”

According to field reporting by Amazon Prime Video, the scene was repeated in Chapecó (SC) last Thursday. Fiel Torcida, present in the stands at Arena Condá, also demanded more from the Corinthians squad after the winless streak grew. Even so, Dorival Júnior is confident of better results in the coming games.

“[How to deal with the pressure?] Calmly, knowing that we are seeking the best for the team and the results will come soon. We had a stretch where we played well but didn’t get results. Now, we are starting to have the whole squad available,” predicted the coach.

“Today, unfortunately, Kaio, Carrillo, and Memphis [rested] were unavailable due to the difficulties we’ll have on Sunday. They are players who would have been important, but we are starting to get everyone back and we will definitely have much more firepower with the whole group available,” he concluded.

Situation in the standings

With this result, Corinthians was unable to break their negative streak this season. Timão reached nine points and remained in ninth place in the Brasileirão, but have now gone six consecutive games without a win.

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