Full-back scores again for Corinthians, climbs team scoring chart | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field at Neo Química Arena on Sunday night (6) to face Chapecoense in a match valid for the 26th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and was defeated 2-1 after coming from ahead. With the stumble, Timão suffered its fourth straight loss in the competition, dropping to 11th place with 32 points – eight wins, eight draws and 10 losses – 27 goals scored and 27 conceded.

Despite the defeat, Corinthians’ top scorers ranking for the season saw some movement. Left-back Matheus Bidu scored his third goal of the year, drawing level with defensive midfielder Raniele and attacking midfielder Rodrigo Garro. In addition, he has three assists in 41 matches this year. He moved ahead of Pedro Raul, Dieguinho, Kaio César, Zakaria Labyad, Jesse Lingard, Gabriel Paulista and Kayke, all with two goals each.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

The No. 21’s goal came just before the two-minute mark. Rodrigo Garro won a free kick in midfield after being stepped on by Yago Felipe. Wearing the No. 8 shirt, he delivered the ball into the middle of the box and, after center-back Gustavo Henrique challenged with two players from the Santa Catarina side, the ball fell to Matheus Bidu, who struck it powerfully to open the scoring.

At Corinthians since the start of 2023, Matheus Bidu initially did not perform as expected in his first year and, in the first half of 2024, was even included on the club’s release list. However, by the middle of that year, he returned to action and has since established himself as Timão’s starting left-back.

Overall, he has 11 goals and 11 assists in 162 matches for Alvinegro, with 75 wins, 38 draws and 49 losses – a 54.1% success rate. In addition, he was part of the title-winning squads for the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025) and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, respectively.

Going through a poor spell in the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians now turns its attention to the Conmebol Libertadores. That is because next Wednesday (9), at 9:30 p.m., Timão will visit Argentina’s Estudiantes at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, known as UNO, for the first leg of the international tournament’s quarterfinals. The return leg will be on the 16th, one week later, at the same time, at Neo Química Arena. Between the two matches, Alvinegro will also visit Flamengo next Sunday (13), at 4 p.m., at the Maracanã, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Corinthians top scorers 2026:

1) Yuri Alberto – eight goals 2) Gustavo Henrique – six goals3) André Luiz – five goals 4) Breno Bidon – four goals5) Matheus Bidu*, Raniele and Rodrigo Garro – three goals each 6) Pedro Raul, Kaio César, Zakaria Labyad, Dieguinho, Jesse Lingard, Kayke and Gabriel Paulista – two goals each7) Fabrizio Angileri, Matheus Pereira, Matheuzinho, Memphis Depay, João Pedro Tchoca, Vitinho, Gui Negão and André Ramalho – one goal each

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