Amid controversy, Corinthians suffer first defeat under Fernando Diniz
Amid controversy, Corinthians suffer first defeat under Fernando Diniz At Maião, in the interior of São Paulo state, Corinthians lost 2-1 to Mirassol this Sunday (3), in the closing match of the 14th round of the 2026 Brasileirão. Leão Caipira’s goals were scored by Carlos Eduardo, from the penalty spot, and Edson Carioca, heading in a cross from the right, both still in the first half. + Endrick looks ahead to his post-World Cup future and teaches reporter the 'Jamal dance'; watch Besides the goals, the opening half had plenty of controversy, including a red card overturned after a VAR review, a penalty considered “dubious,” and a disallowed goal.
All of that, added to the team trailing at that moment, made coach Fernando Diniz explode at referee Matheus Candançan, calling the “authority” on the pitch a “f***ing masked man” . After the break, Corinthians kept struggling to create attacking plays. Goalkeeper Walter, a former Timão player, was barely tested.
In the final minutes, Dieguinho shifted onto his left foot and fired from outside the box to pull one back for Corinthians. 664 minutes later... Announced by Corinthians on April 6, Fernando Diniz conceded for the first time after seven matches.
Under the coach, Timão beat Platense, Santa Fe and Peñarol 2-0 in the Libertadores, defeated Barra-SC and Vasco 1-0 in the Copa do Brasil and Brasileirão, respectively, and drew 0-0 with Palmeiras and Vitória, also in the national league. 🚦 Standings With the result, Corinthians stayed on 15 points and dropped to 17th place, entering the relegation zone. Fernando Diniz’s side has the same number of points and goal difference (-3) as Santos, but fewer goals scored (10 to 19).
Mirassol, meanwhile, reached 12 points and climbed to 18th in the table. Timão return to the pitch next Wednesday (6), when they visit Santa Fe in the fourth round of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage. The following day, Leão Caipira host LDU in the same continental competition.