Corinthians lose to Inter, hover above drop zone, Dorival at risk | OneFootball

Coach Dorival Júnior is at risk of being fired by Corinthians. Timão ended up glued to the relegation zone after losing 1-0 to Internacional this Sunday at Neo Química Arena, in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship, in what was a decisive match for the coach’s future in charge of the team. Bernabei scored the goal that sealed the black-and-white side’s defeat.

Memphis at the Arena

Recovering from a strain in the front muscle of his right thigh, Memphis Depay returned to Brazil last Saturday after beginning treatment in the Netherlands. Wearing the No. 10 shirt, he arrived at Neo Química Arena by helicopter and watched his teammates warm up on the pitch. Later, he followed the match from a luxury box at the stadium alongside Gui Negão, who is also injured.

Table situation

The result was terrible for Corinthians, who saw their winless streak stretch to nine matches, with four losses and five draws in that span. Timão also dropped places in the table and moved closer to the relegation zone. The black-and-white team sits in 16th place with 10 points — two more than Chapecoense, who currently opens the Z4.

On the other side, Internacional climbed the table and jumped to 13th place, reaching 12 points and extending their unbeaten run to four matches, with three wins and one draw.

MATCH DETAILS?⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS 0 x 1 INTERNACIONAL 🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (10th round) 🏟️ Venue: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: April 5, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 32,437 people 💰 Revenue: R$ 2,171,746.00 🟨 Yellow cards: Lingard and André Ramalho (Corinthians) / Carbonero, Vitinho and Victor Gabriel (Internacional) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officiating

Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG) Assistants: Alex dos Santos (SC) and Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG) VAR: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho (RJ)

GOAL

Lineups

CORINTHIANS: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho (Dieguinho), Gustavo Henrique, André Ramalho and Angileri; Raniele (Pedro Raul), Matheus Pereira (Garro), André and Bidon (Zakaria Labyad); Lingard (Vitinho) and Yuri Alberto. Coach: Dorival Júnior

INTERNACIONAL: Rochet; Bruno Gomes (Aguirre), Mercado, Victor Gabriel, Matheus Bahia and Bernabei; Villagra and Paulinho (Bruno Henrique); Vitinho (Juninho), Carbonero (Thiago Maia) and Borré (Alerrandro). Coach: Paulo Pezzolano

How did the match go?

The first attempt came from Corinthians. Angileri received the ball from André Ramalho and looked for a cross into the box. The ball curled and nearly found the net, but went wide. In the 25th minute, Matheuzinho took a corner and Raniele headed it wide.

In the 29th minute, Inter threatened. Carbonero received the ball on the right and played a low cutback. The Corinthians defense failed to clear it, and Bernabei hit it first time, but Hugo Souza made the save. After the play, offside was called. In the 39th minute, Matheuzinho crossed to the far post and Raniele headed it straight into Rochet’s hands.

Second half

Ten minutes into the half, Bruno Gomes sent a free kick into the area and Borré rose for a header, but it went straight into Hugo Souza’s hands. Three minutes later, Garro was brought down near midfield, took the free kick directly at goal, and Rochet gathered it. In the 17th minute, Angileri crossed into the six-yard box. Yuri Alberto was arriving to finish, but Inter’s defense sent it out for a corner.

In the 18th minute, Corinthians had their best chance of the game. Angileri switched play to André Ramalho, who headed it on to Gustavo Henrique. The center-back controlled it and shot, but failed to strike it cleanly and sent it wide.

Internacional opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Vitinho set up Bernabei. The Argentine took it, drove forward, cut inside and hit a powerful shot from the edge of the area, beating Hugo Souza. Corinthians had a chance to level it in the 36th minute. Zakaria crossed, Yuri whiffed, and Vitinho arrived at the far post to hit it first time, but struck the outside of the net.

Teams’ next matches

⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS

🔴⚪ INTERNACIONAL

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