Dorival Júnior’s spell in charge of Corinthians has come to an end.
The 63-year-old coach left Timão on Sunday (5).
The decision was made after the defeat to Internacional.
That result took Timão to nine matches without a win this season.
The team currently sits 16th in the league. Right above the relegation zone.
The latest change kept the average of one coach leaving per round since the start of the Brasileirão — now ten in total.
Dorival was the fourth longest-serving coach at a Série A club. He would have completed one year at Timão on the 28th of this month.
Only Abel Ferreira (since 10/30/2020), Ceni (9/9/2023) and Rafael Guanaes (3/13/2025) were ahead of him.
Corinthians’ season stands at 21 matches. There have been seven wins (four of them in the Paulista), seven draws and six defeats.
They will return to action on Thursday (9), when they visit Platense in the Libertadores, and then face rivals Palmeiras on Sunday (12) in the league.
Title, Paulista exit and winless run
Available on the market after leaving the Brazilian national team job, Dorival became a target after Tite turned down the offer from the black-and-white club.
He made his debut in the first leg of the third round of the Copa do Brasil against Novorizontino.
Timão kept advancing, including knocking out rivals Palmeiras, and lifted the title by beating Vasco in the final.
They conceded only three goals in ten matches in the tournament — all under Dorival.
The Brasileirão campaign was inconsistent, including a run of matches without a win. Timão finished the league in 13th place.
Under the coach, the team picked up four points out of a possible nine in the Sudamericana. That was not enough to avoid elimination in the group stage.
Then came 2026 and the Supercopa Rei title over Flamengo with a 2–0 win.
The Paulista campaign was only fair, with fifth place in the qualification phase.
They got past Portuguesa on penalties, but were knocked out in the semifinals by Novorizontino.
Those were the first two games of the team’s current winless streak this season.
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