Corinthians midfielder enjoys best start to a season, by numbers | OneFootball

Since Fernando Diniz took charge at the beginning of April, Corinthians have played seven matches and delivered impressive performances. The team remains unbeaten in that span, with five wins and two draws. In this positive run, midfielder Rodrigo Garro has performed at a high level.

The Argentine playmaker has become a key piece in the team’s setup. He started six of those matches, being rested only for the clash against Barra in the Copa do Brasil, and he has lived up to the coach’s trust. Over those games, Garro provided five assists, playing a direct role in a large share of the team’s goals.

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The numbers are impressive: of the seven goals scored by Corinthians in this stretch, five came from decisive passes by the No. 8, accounting for 71% of the team’s attacking output. That performance put him at the top of the club’s assist leaders for the season.

Diniz’s arrival has also had a direct impact on the player’s individual numbers. In 2026, Garro is enjoying the best start to a year of his career, already totaling eight assists and nine direct goal contributions.

A survey of Garro’s first 24 matches in each season as a professional shows that, until now, his best start had been in 2023, when, playing for Talleres, he scored four goals and provided four assists. In 2022, also for the Argentine club, he contributed two goals and five assists.

Next comes 2024, his first year at Corinthians, when he was involved in six goals — scoring twice and setting up teammates on four occasions. The 2020/21 season, still with Instituto, and 2025, his second season with Timão, are also part of the comparison.

It is worth noting that the first three years of Garro’s career, all while playing for Instituto, were not considered in the analysis, since the player did not reach the mark of 24 appearances in each of those seasons.

With the midfielder in great form, Corinthians return to action this Sunday in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. The team will face Mirassol away from home at Campos Maia Stadium at 8:30 p.m., looking for another positive result to move away from the lower part of the table.

Rodrigo Garro’s best starts to a season (first 24 matches):

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