Corinthians play seventh Derby this season, first since 2000 | OneFootball

Corinthians continues to prepare for its next commitment of the season. This Sunday, 31, Timão will host Palmeiras at Neo Química Arena, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be the first encounter between the rivals after the duel for the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and the seventh of the season, counting all competitions.

The number is striking, and it should be. After all, very few times in the history of the Derby, which started in 2018, Corinthians and Palmeiras have faced each other so many times in the same year. More precisely, this has only happened twice before, according to a survey conducted by Central do Timão. The years were 1999 and 2000, when the teams dueled seven and eight times, respectively.

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In 1999, the series of games was "boosted" by the clashes in the Copa Libertadores - the teams were drawn to the same group in the initial phase of the tournament, facing each other again in the quarterfinals. There was also the decision of the Paulista Championship, won by Timão. In total, there were three victories for Corinthians, one draw and four losses, with 11 goals scored and 13 conceded.

In 2000, the seven confrontations were motivated mainly by the dispute of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament, which was added to the disputes for the state championship, Libertadores and Brasileirão. In total, this season, Corinthians won four games, drew one and lost two others. In addition, it scored 16 goals and conceded 14.

In the sequence of the current season, finally, half of the six games played occurred for the Paulistão, including the two matches of the decision, won by Corinthians. In addition, for the first time the teams faced each other in the Copa do Brasil, culminating in Corinthians' qualification. Overall, Timão won three games, drew two and lost one, scoring five goals and conceding three. Recall below all the games mentioned:

1999 Season (seven games):27/2/1999 – Palmeiras 1 x 0 Corinthians – Copa Libertadores17/3/1999 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Palmeiras – Copa Libertadores28/3/1999 – Palmeiras 3 x 1 Corinthians – Paulista Championship5/5/1999 – Palmeiras 2 x 0 Corinthians – Copa Libertadores12/5/1999 – Corinthians 2 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa Libertadores13/6/1999 – Corinthians 3 x 0 Palmeiras – Paulista Championship20/6/1999 – Palmeiras 2 x 2 Corinthians – Paulista Championship12/9/1999 – Corinthians 1 x 4 Palmeiras – Brazilian Championship

2000 Season (eight games):27/1/2000 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Palmeiras – Rio-São Paulo Tournament09/2/2000 – Palmeiras 3 x 1 Corinthians – Rio-São Paulo Tournament07/5/2000 – Corinthians 2 x 2 Palmeiras – Paulista Championship21/5/2000 – Palmeiras 2 x 4 Corinthians – Paulista Championship30/5/2000 – Corinthians 4 x 3 Palmeiras – Copa Libertadores6/6/2000 – Palmeiras 3 x 2 Corinthians – Copa Libertadores16/8/2000 – Palmeiras 0 x 1 Corinthians – João Havelange Cup

2025 Season (six games):6/2/2025 – Palmeiras 1 x 1 Corinthians – Paulista Championship16/3/2025 – Palmeiras 0 x 1 Corinthians – Paulista Championship27/3/2025 – Corinthians 0 x 0 Palmeiras – Paulista Championship12/4/2025 – Palmeiras 2 x 0 Corinthians – Brazilian Championship30/7/2025 – Corinthians 1 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa do Brasil6/8/2025 – Palmeiras 0 x 2 Corinthians – Copa do Brasil

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