Corinthians aim to stay unbeaten v Uruguayan sides in Libertadores | OneFootball

On Thursday night (30), at 9 p.m. (Brasília time), Corinthians host Peñarol in a match valid for the third round of the Copa Libertadores group stage. The São Paulo black-and-white side comes into the clash looking to extend a historic unbeaten run against Uruguayan clubs in the competition.

Timão have faced Uruguayan teams 14 times throughout their history in the international tournament, winning nine times and drawing the other five matches. In those encounters, the black-and-white side scored 32 goals, while their opponents found the net nine times.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

Corinthians’ first match against a Uruguayan team in the Copa Libertadores took place on March 12, 1991, in the club’s second appearance in the competition. Timão faced Bella Vista in the second round of the tournament’s group stage and drew 1-1, with Mirandinha scoring their goal.

The most recent meeting came in the 2023 edition of the international tournament, against Liverpool. On April 6 of that year, Timão visited their opponent at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo in their Libertadores opener and claimed a 3-0 win, with goals from Roger Guedes (twice) and Balbuena.

Despite not having lost a single match, Corinthians still suffered an elimination to Uruguayan side Nacional. In 2026, the São Paulo black-and-white team faced the opponent in the round of 16 and ended up with two draws, the first a 0-0 at Gran Parque Central Stadium and the second a 2-2 at Neo Química Arena. Despite not being beaten, the team was eliminated on the away-goals rule, which is no longer used in the Libertadores.

Timão are looking for a win to maintain their positive start in the international competition. The team coached by Fernando Diniz beat Platense 2-0 away from home and Independiente Santa Fé by the same scoreline, this time playing at home. Those results leave Corinthians top of Group E with six points.

Corinthians against Uruguayan teams in the Libertadores:

March 12, 1991: Bella Vista 1 x 1 Corinthians March 15, 1991: Nacional 1 x 1 Corinthians March 29, 1991: Corinthians 4 x 1 Bella Vista April 5, 1991: Corinthians 0 x 0 Nacional February 19, 2003: Fénix 1 x 2 Corinthians April 2, 2003: Corinthians 6 x 1 Fénix February 24, 2010: Corinthians 2 x 1 Racing April 14, 2010: Racing 0 x 2 Corinthians March 17, 2015: Danubio 1 x 2 Corinthians April 1, 2015: Corinthians 4 x 0 Danubio April 27, 2016: Nacional 0 x 0 Corinthians May 4, 2016: Corinthians 2 x 2 Nacional April 6, 2023: Liverpool 0 x 3 Corinthians June 28: Corinthians 3 x 0 Liverpool

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