Corinthians extend clean-sheet run, but match 2024 Brasileirão drought | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Vitória on Saturday night (18) at Barradão Stadium in a match valid for the 12th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and ended up drawing 0-0. The result caused the Corinthians side to drop one position and enter the relegation zone, sitting in 17th place with 12 points – two wins, six draws, and four defeats – with eight goals scored and 11 conceded.

Despite the negative result, the club from Parque São Jorge reached its fourth consecutive match without conceding a goal – all since Fernando Diniz’s arrival –, something that had not happened since May 2025. Under the new manager, Timão kept clean sheets in the 2-0 wins over Platense-ARG (A) and Santa Fé-COL (H) in the Conmebol Libertadores group stage, and in the goalless draws against Palmeiras (H) and Vitória (A) in the first half of the Brasileirão.

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Last year, the same mark was reached under Dorival Júnior, who left the position on April 7 and had at the time just been hired to replace Argentine coach Ramón Díaz. On that occasion, Alvinegro did not concede in wins over Racing-URU (1-0), Santos (1-0), Novorizotino (1-0), and Atlético-MG (0-0). In the following match, in the final round of the Copa Sudamericana group stage, Timão conceded again precisely in a 1-0 away defeat to Huracán-ARG.

Corinthians go four matches without conceding for the first time since May last year

20251) Racing-URU 0 x 1 Corinthians – 05/15/205 – Copa Sudamericana group stage2) Corinthians 1 x 0 Santos – 05/18/2025 – 8th round of the Brasileirão3) Corinthians 1 x 0 Novorizontino – 05/21/2025 – First leg of the third round of the Copa do Brasil4) Atlético-MG 0 x 0 Corinthians – 9th round of the Brasileirão

20261) Platense-ARG 0 x 2 Corinthians – 04/09/2026 – Libertadores group stage2) Corinthians 0 x 0 Palmeiras – 04/12/2026 – 11th round of the Brasileirão3) Corinthians 2 x 0 Santa Fé-COL – 04/15/2026 – Libertadores group stage4) Vitória 0 x 0 Corinthians – 04/18/2026 – 12th round of the Brasileirão

Corinthians match longest Brasileirão winless streak after nearly two years

On the other hand, Corinthians reached its ninth match without a win in the national competition, a mark that had already happened between May and July 2024. At the time, under Portuguese coach Antônio Oliveira, the club from Parque São Jorge totaled five draws (Fortaleza, Atlético-GO, São Paulo, Athletico-PR, and Cuiabá) and four defeats (Flamengo, Botafogo, Internacional, and Palmeiras) – six goals scored and 12 conceded.

That negative run back then ended with a win precisely over Vitória, by a score of 3-2 at Neo Química Arena, in the 14th round, with a goal from forward Giovane (now at Napoli, Italy) in the final minute of the match. Timão, in that game, was managed by Raphael Laruccia, now an assistant coach at Portuguesa and at the time Timão’s Under-17 coach, who took charge of the team on an interim basis.

In the 2026 edition of the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians have now gone nine matches without a win, with the last victory coming on February 12 against RB Bragantino, by 2-0 at Neo Química Arena, in the third round of the national tournament. Since then, there have been six draws (Cruzeiro, Santos, Flamengo, Chapecoense, Palmeiras, and Vitória) and three defeats (Coritiba, Fluminense, and Internacional) – four goals scored and nine conceded.

Corinthians equal longest recent winless streak in the Brasileirão

20241) Corinthians 0 x 0 Fortaleza – 5th round2) Flamengo 2 x 0 Corinthians – 6th round3) Corinthians 0 x 1 Botafogo – 7th round4) Atlético-GO 2 x 2 Corinthians – 8th round5) Corinthians 2 x 2 São Paulo – 9th round6) Internacional 1 x 0 Corinthians – 10th round7) Athletico-PR 1 x 1 Corinthians – 11th round8) Corinthians 1 x 1 Cuiabá – 12th round9) Palmeiras 2 x 0 Corinthians – 13th round

20261) Cruzeiro 1 x 1 Corinthians – 4th round2) Corinthians 0 x 2 Coritiba – 5th round3) Santos 1 x 1 Corinthians – 6th round4) Chapecoense 0 x 0 Corinthians – 7th round5) Corinthians 1 x 1 Flamengo – 8th round6) Fluminense 3 x 1 Corinthians – 9th round7) Corinthians 0 x 1 Internacional – 10th round8) Corinthians 0 x 0 Palmeiras – 11th round9) Vitória 0 x 0 Corinthians – 12th round

Next match

After the goalless away draw against Vitória in the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians will now turn their focus to their debut in the 2026 Copa do Brasil – a tournament they have won four times (1995, 2002, 2009, and 2025). Next Tuesday (21), the Tiradentes holiday, Alvinegro will face Barra, from Santa Catarina, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in the first leg of the fifth round of the national knockout competition, at Ressacada Stadium.

In the Brasileirão, Corinthians will return to the pitch only next Sunday (26), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), to face Cruz-Maltino at Neo Química Arena, in the 13th round of the Brasileirão.

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