The Corinthians Sentinel
Match25 Aug 2026
Vitinho sends Corinthians through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Vitinho obliged against Criciuma. 2‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Corinthians.
Match25 Aug 2026
Corinthians win it in stoppage time
The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 128th minute. Criciuma will replay every second of the added time for a week.
Market31 Aug 2026
Not going: Dieguinho stays at Corinthians
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Lokomotivi had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Market31 Aug 2026
Alex Santana asks to leave Corinthians
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market31 Aug 2026
Corinthians turn down Arouca for Gui Negão
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Corinthians — 7.41
1 for Charles, marked 7.41, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Fabrizio Angileri beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Vitinho was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.32. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Gustavo Henrique
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Squad A falling-out at Corinthians
- Player ratings Gabriel Paulista was the difference for Corinthians
- The dugout Matheus Pereira knocks on the manager’s door