🚨 Dorival Júnior is no longer Corinthians manager
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Dorival Júnior’s spell in charge of Corinthians has come to an end.
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The 63-year-old coach left the command of Timão this Sunday (5).
The decision was made after the defeat to Internacional.Â
It left Timão with nine consecutive matches without a win this season.
The team is currently 16th in the league. Right next to the relegation zone.
The latest change kept the average of one coaching departure per round since the start of the Brasileirão — there have been ten.
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) had been in charge longer.
Corinthians’ season has lasted 21 matches. There have been seven wins (four of them in the Paulista), seven draws and seven defeats.
The team will be back in action on Thursday (9), when it visits Platense in the Libertadores and then faces rival Palmeiras on Sunday (12) in the BR.Â
Corinthians’ full official statement:
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista announces the dismissal of head coach Dorival Júnior and his coaching staff.
The Club thanks the professionals for their services, marked by important achievements at the helm of the team, such as the 2025 Copa do Brasil and the 2026 Supercopa Rei, results that will remain in the institution’s history.
Corinthians wishes them success in the continuation of their professional careers and informs that this Monday’s training session (06) will be led by William Batista, the under-20 team coach.
Title, Paulista exit and winless streak
Available on the market after leaving the Brazilian national team, Dorival became a target after Tite turned down the black-and-white club’s offer.
He made his debut in the first leg of the third round of the Copa do Brasil against Novorizontino.
Timão kept advancing, including eliminating rival Palmeiras, and won the title by defeating Vasco in the final.
The team 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 BR in 13th place.
Under Dorival, the team picked up four points out of a possible nine in the Sudamericana. That still 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 decent, with a fifth-place finish in the qualifying stage.
The team got past Portuguesa on penalties, but fell in the semifinals against Novorizontino.
Those were the first two matches of the current winless streak this season.
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