Corinthians held by Flamengo, pressure grows on Dorival | OneFootball

Corinthians failed to take advantage of Evertton Araújo’s sending off at the start of the second half and extended their winless streak this season. On Sunday night, with a man up, Timão drew 1-1 with Flamengo at the Neo Química Arena, in a match valid for the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship. Paquetá opened the scoring just two minutes into the game, while Yuri Alberto equalized. With yet another unfavorable result, coach Dorival Júnior saw the pressure mount.

Standings

The result was not positive for either team. Corinthians recorded another draw and dropped to 11th place, with 10 points. Timão also saw their winless streak grow, reaching seven consecutive games without a victory—two losses and five draws in this stretch. On the other side, Flamengo, who had a chance to take second place, reached 14 points and remained in fourth.

Match Details?⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS 1 x 1 FLAMENGO 🔴⚫

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (eighth round) 🏟️ Venue: Neo Química Arena, São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: March 22, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 8:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 41,896 people 💰 Revenue: R$ 3,260,285.00 🟨 Yellow cards: Raniele and Garro (Corinthians); Alex Sandro, Jorginho, Vitão (Flamengo) 🟥 Red cards: Evertton Araújo, at 6′ of the 2nd half (Flamengo)

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GOALS

Lineups

CORINTHIANS: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, André (Matheus Pereira), Bidon (Gui Negão) and Carrillo (Kayke); Memphis Depay (Garro) and Yuri Alberto. Coach: Dorival Júnior

FLAMENGO: Rossi; Varela, Danilo, Vitão (Léo Ortiz) and Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Evertton Araújo, Jorginho and Arrascaeta (De la Cruz); Paquetá, Samuel Lino (Carrascal) and Pedro (Wallace Yan). Coach: Leonardo Jardim

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How was the match?

Flamengo opened the scoring just two minutes into the game. Hugo Souza made a mistake playing out from the back and gave the ball straight to Jorginho. The midfielder passed to Pedro, who spotted Paquetá’s run and played a through ball into the box. The midfielder finished with precision and scored the first goal of the match at Neo Química Arena.

Corinthians, however, persisted and found the equalizer at the 18th minute of the first half. Bidon passed to Yuri Alberto, who found Memphis Depay. The Dutchman switched play to Bidu, who broke into the box and crossed into the middle. Yuri Alberto appeared unmarked and slotted the ball into the back of the net, leveling the score.

At 29 minutes, Pedro tried a powerful shot from outside the box but sent it over the goal. At 48 minutes, Hugo Souza redeemed himself and saved Corinthians from conceding. Danilo appeared on the right and crossed to the far post. Arrascaeta hit a beautiful volley, but Timão’s goalkeeper made a great save to prevent Flamengo’s second goal.

Second half

Early in the second half, around the sixth minute, Flamengo had Evertton Araújo sent off for a studs-up challenge on Breno Bidon. Referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima was called to the VAR, but upheld his on-field decision, leaving Corinthians with a man advantage.

At 13 minutes, Arrascaeta was fouled on the left side and shot directly at goal from a tight angle, but Hugo Souza pushed it away. At 20 minutes, it was Breno Bidon’s turn to try a placed shot from outside the box, but Rossi collected it calmly.

In stoppage time, Corinthians almost scored a second goal. Yuri Alberto controlled the ball, spun, and attempted a sort of volley, but Rossi made a great save to deny the black-and-white team.

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