Corinthians forwards account for less than a third of goals in 2026 | OneFootball

Throughout the afternoon last Sunday (17), Corinthians traveled to Rio de Janeiro to face Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, in a match for the 16th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and were defeated 3-1. Rodrigo Garro, in the 10th minute of the first half, scored Corinthians’ only goal in the match. The setback sent Alvinegro back into the relegation zone, in 17th place with 18 points — four wins, six draws, and six losses — with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded.

The clash also highlighted Corinthians’ attacking crisis in the 2026 season. So far, Timão have scored 36 goals this year, but only 11 of them have been scored by players from the attacking unit, which represents less than one third of the total — 30.5%. The survey was published by the profile Fiel Imprensa on its X account, formerly Twitter.

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Of those 11 goals, six were scored by Yuri Alberto, who is also Alvinegro’s top scorer this season. The other five goals by attacking players are split between Kayke (two — recovering from ACL surgery and only expected back in 2027), Vitinho (one), Gui Negão (one), and Memphis Depay (currently in physical transition after suffering a grade 2 muscle injury).

The number 9, however, has not scored in Brazilian Championship matches since March 22. On that day, Timão drew 1-1 with Flamengo in Itaquera in the eighth round of the tournament — since then, he has gone eight matches without scoring in the national competition. Pedro Raul, for example, after returning from a loan spell at Ceará at the start of this year, where he was the northeastern club’s top scorer in 2025, has still not found the net for Timão.

He has only two assists this season and has gone 22 matches without scoring. Wearing the Corinthians shirt, he has not scored since April 2024. On that occasion, the team, then coached by Portuguese manager António Oliveira, beat Nacional-PAR 4-0 in Itaquera in the Conmebol Sudamericana group stage.

Looking to improve the numbers of its attacking players, Corinthians return to the pitch next Thursday (21) at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time. The club from Parque São Jorge will visit Peñarol-URU at Campeón del Siglo for the fifth round of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage.

Less than one third of Corinthians’ goals were scored by forwards in 2026 — 30.5%

•14 goals scored by midfielders: Breno Bidon (three), André Luiz (three), Rodrigo Garro (two), Dieguinho (two), Raniele (two), Jesse Lingard (two) •11 goals scored by forwards: Yuri Alberto (six), Kayke (two), Memphis Depay (one), Gui Negão (one), and Vitinho (one) •11 goals scored by defenders: Gustavo Henrique (four), Gabriel Paulista (two), Matheus Bidu (two), André Ramalho (one), João Pedro Tchoca (one), Matheuzinho (one)

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