Corinthians hit second-best scoring run at the Arena since opening | OneFootball

On the night of last Thursday (14), Corinthians faced Barra, from Santa Catarina, at Neo Química Arena, in the second leg of the fifth round of the 2026 Copa do Brasil, and won by the narrowest of margins. Yuri Alberto’s goal secured Alvinegro’s qualification for the tournament’s round of 16 after a 2-0 aggregate score across the two matches.

In addition to the win, Corinthians also reached five consecutive matches scoring at its stadium, which represents the team’s second-best attacking streak at the Arena since its inauguration in 2014. The best came between late July and early November 2025, when Timão found the net in nine straight home matches in Itaquera.

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On that occasion, the club from Parque São Jorge scored at least one goal in matches against: Palmeiras (1-0 – Copa do Brasil), Fortaleza (1-1 – Brasileirão), Bahia (1-2, Brasileirão), Palmeiras (1-1 – Brasileirão), Athletico-PR (2-0 – Copa do Brasil), Flamengo (1-2 – Brasileirão), Mirassol (3-0 – Brasileirão), Atlético-MG (1-0 – Brasileirão) and Grêmio (2-0 – Brasileirão).

The current streak began on April 15, when Alvinegro beat Santa Fe 2-0 in the second round of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage. Eleven days later, on the 26th, in the team’s return to the stadium, Timão beat Vasco da Gama by the narrowest of margins in the Brazilian Championship. Also in the Libertadores, on the 30th, Fernando Diniz’s side defeated Peñarol-URU 2-0.

Last Sunday (10), they scored again at the Arena in a 3-2 win over São Paulo in the Brasileirão. Finally, last Thursday (14), they reached a fifth straight match scoring in Itaquera with the victory over Barra-SC in the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. Now, Timão returns to action on Sunday afternoon (17), at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Nilton Santos, to face Botafogo in the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Corinthians reaches its second-best attacking streak at Neo Química Arena since its inauguration:

2025

9) Corinthians 2 x 0 Grêmio – Brasileirão – 11/02/2025 8) Corinthians 1 x 0 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão – 10/18/2025 7) Corinthians 3 x 0 Mirassol – Brasileirão – 10/04/2025 6) Corinthians 1 x 2 Flamengo – Brasileirão – 09/28/2025 5) Corinthians 2 x 0 Athletico-PR – Copa do Brasil – 09/10/2025 4) Corinthians 1 x 1 Palmeiras – Brasileirão – 08/31/2025 3) Corinthians 1 x 2 Bahia – Brasileirão – 08/16/2025 2) Corinthians 1 x 1 Fortaleza – Brasileirão – 08/03/2025 1) Corinthians 1 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa do Brasil – 07/30/2025

2026

5) Corinthians 1 x 0 Barra – Copa do Brasil – 05/14/2026 4) Corinthians 3 x 2 São Paulo – Brasileirão – 05/10/2026 3) Corinthians 2 x 0 Peñarol-URU – Libertadores – 04/30/2026 2) Corinthians 1 x 0 Vasco da Gama – Brasileirão – 04/26/2026 1) Corinthians 2 x 0 Independiente Santa Fe – Libertadores – 04/15/2026

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