Are Corinthians still battling the drop? Timão’s run-in to Brasileirão | OneFootball

The Corinthians have nine more games to determine the course of the season in the Brazilian Championship. At the moment, Timão is fighting to avoid relegation, but nothing prevents the club from securing a spot in the Libertadores if the tournament's G6 becomes G8.

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The São Paulo team comes from a 1-0 victory over Atlético-MG and climbed the standings, but they are not yet free from the danger of relegation – especially after Vitória's triumph over Santos in the last round. The Corinthians team has an advantage of only five points.

The last nine games of Corinthians in the Brazilian Championship include direct clashes against three teams in the relegation zone, as well as a Majestic derby.

Check out Corinthians' schedule below:

Home vs. Away

Of the nine remaining games, Corinthians will have the advantage of playing five at home. Timão will face Grêmio, Ceará, São Paulo, Botafogo, and Juventude at Neo Química Arena. On the other hand, the away matches will be against Vitória, Red Bull Bragantino, Cruzeiro, and Fortaleza.

Recently, the São Paulo team improved its home performance in Serie A and is no longer among the five worst home teams, for example. In 14 games, Corinthians achieved six wins, four draws, and suffered six losses, with a 52.3% success rate.

Away from home, Timão has lower numbers. The team has accumulated seven losses, five draws, and only three wins, with a 31.1% success rate. Despite the below-average statistics, curiously, the Corinthians team is among the top ten away teams in the tournament.

Detailing the commitments

Of the nine opponents Corinthians will face in this final stretch of the season, two are currently in the G6: Cruzeiro (third place) and Botafogo (sixth place). Other opponents from the upper part of the table are São Paulo (ninth place) and Red Bull Bragantino (tenth place).

The other five commitments, in turn, are against teams that are at the bottom of the table, with three in the current Z4: Vitória (17th place), Juventude (18th place), and Fortaleza (19th place). Finally, the other two are Ceará (13th place) and Grêmio (12th place).

Of these matches, only four have confirmed dates, times, and locations. First, Timão visits Vitória this Saturday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time). Then, they face Grêmio on November 2 at home, at the same time. Following that, they play against Red Bull Bragantino at 7 p.m. on November 5, and then face Ceará on the 9th of the same month, starting at 4 p.m.

Corinthians' situation in the standings

Corinthians is in 11th place in the standings, with 36 points – five more than Vitória, the first team in the Z4. Timão got some relief with the victory over Atlético-MG in the last round and has the chance to widen the gap from the relegation zone in the direct clash this Saturday.

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