Corinthians goes to Ceará to assert itself among the first in the Brazilian Nationals

After moving up in the last round to fourth place in the Brazilian Championship, the best it has ever occupied in this edition of the tournament, Corinthians now has the challenge of improving its performance as a visitor to ensure its permanence among the first placed in the National Championship.

The mission starts with the need to break a fast of seven matches without winning far from Itaquera. There were four defeats (Sport, São Paulo, Atlético-MG and Flamengo) and three draws (International, Atlético-GO and Red Bull Bragantino) in the period.

This Thursday (25), the opponent will be Ceará, at 20h, at Castelão, in Fortaleza (Premiere broadcasts). The team from Ceará is seven points behind the Corinthians (53 to 46), with four rounds left for the Nacional.

The last time Sylvinho’s team returned home with a victory in the bag was in the 18th round, when they beat Grêmio, in Porto Alegre, 1-0, on August 28th.

With the negative series far from his domains since then, he saw his performance as a visitor deteriorate. In 17 games at home of rivals, the Corinthians accumulated only 43% of success: five wins, seven draws and five defeats.

The climb to the G4 was only possible due to their performance at the Neo Química Arena, where Corinthians has been unbeaten for ten games, with eight wins and two defeats in the period. Overall, the performance in Itaquera is 60%, with nine wins, four draws and four defeats.

Sylvinho is aware of the need to improve numbers as a visitor, including to minimize the criticism he has received. In his last defeat away, against Flamengo, at Maracanã, the coach was widely criticized for the defensive posture of the team.

Against Ceará, the coach hopes Corinthians maintains the performance they showed in the derby against Santos, in a 2-0 victory on Sunday (21), when the Corinthians team dominated their rival throughout the match.