Timão beat Bahia 3-0 at the Brasileirão and confirmed his place in the knockout phase
This Tuesday (3), Corinthians beat Bahia 3-0at the Neo Química Arena, for the 37th round of the Brazilian Championship. With the triumph, Timão secured his participation in the Copa do Brasil 2025. This is because he reached 53 points and has already secured at least ninth place in the points competition. The nine best clubs directly enter the third phase of the national knockout tournament. In total, there are 12 direct places for this stage, including the champions of Serie B, Copa Verde and Copa do Nordeste.
Corinthians came close to not competing in the Copa do Brasil in 2025 due to being eliminated in the first stage of the Campeonato Paulista and this year they failed to win the Copa Sudamericano titles and the knockout competition itself . However, the surge in this final stretch of the Brasileirão, with eight consecutive victories, sealed the ranking of the Juventus team.
Coach Ramón Díaz, in fact, had his remain confirmed for 2025 after the victory over Bahia. Executive director Fabinho Soldado announced in a press conference that the technical committee will remain at the helm of Corinthians also for next season. The Argentine coaching duo have contracts until the end of next year.
In addition to the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians is closing in on a place in the Libertadores
With the victory at the Neo Química Arena, Corinthians reached seventh place in the Brasileirão and will only depend on a draw in the last round to secure their place. placed in the pre-Libertadores period next year. However, classification can come before you even enter the field. This is because, if Cruzeiro were defeated by Palmeiras this Wednesday (4), the Minas Gerais team will no longer be able to overcome Timão.
Corinthians’ last match in the Brazilian championship is against Grêmio, in Porto Alegre, on Sunday (8). Even in case of defeat, Alvinegro could have a place in the Libertadores. For this reason it is enough that Cruzeiro does not beat Juventude, away from home, or Bahia stumbles against the last Atlético-GO, in Fonte Nova.
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