Corinthians vs Sao Paulo - prediction, team news, lineups

Corinthians and Sao Paulo volition conscionable this Sunday, May 10, astatine the Neo Quimica Arena successful the 15th circular of the Brasileirao, with the archetypal Majestoso of the 2026 play arriving arsenic 1 of the astir one-sided editions of the derby successful caller years owed to the vastly antithetic situations of the 2 rivals successful the league table.

The rivals caput into the clash successful sharply contrasting positions, with Sao Paulo firmly wrong the apical 4 portion Corinthians beryllium successful the relegation zone, adding adjacent greater value to 1 of Brazilian football’s biggest fixtures arsenic some sides look to fortify their respective campaigns.

Match preview

Corinthians caput into different variation of the Majestoso amid a play of crisp contrasts, sitting 17th successful the Brasileirao with 15 points from 14 matches aft signaling 3 wins, six draws and 5 defeats, with their descent into the relegation portion confirmed by a 2-1 nonaccomplishment distant to Mirassol past Sunday that besides ended the unbeaten tally they had established since Fernando Diniz took complaint successful April.

Their fortunes successful the Copa Libertadores, however, archer a wholly antithetic story, arsenic Corinthians pb Group E with 10 points from 4 matches aft winning 3 and drafting one, portion past Wednesday’s melodramatic 1-1 comeback gully against Independiente Santa Fe successful Bogota — secured by Gustavo Henrique’s stoppage-time equaliser successful the 47th infinitesimal of the 2nd fractional — confirmed their spot successful the circular of 16 and made them the archetypal Brazilian nine to suffice for the knockout stages.

Corinthians’ caller signifier continues to underline their competitiveness crossed the Brasileirao, Copa Libertadores and Copa bash Brasil, with Diniz overseeing 5 wins, 3 draws and lone 1 decision successful 9 matches successful charge.

While anterior to the setback against Mirassol, the broadside had enactment unneurotic a tally of 5 victories and 2 draws without conceding a extremity — a uncommon level of antiaircraft consistency successful caller years.

At the Neo Quimica Arena, Corinthians person appeared peculiarly coagulated nether Diniz, opening with a goalless gully against Palmeiras successful the Brasileirao earlier pursuing it up with victories implicit Santa Fe, Vasco and Penarol.

Consecutive cleanable sheets successful their past 2 location fixtures person further reinforced the consciousness that Itaquera is erstwhile again becoming a fortress up of the derby clash.

On the different side, Roger Machado’s Sao Paulo get successful acold much unchangeable form, occupying 4th spot successful the Brasileirao with 24 points from 14 rounds aft collecting 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, leaving them conscionable 3 points down second-placed Flamengo and firmly successful the contention adjacent the apical of the table.

Their distant record, however, paints a little convincing picture, with Sao Paulo winning lone three, drafting 1 and losing 4 matches connected the road, a opposition to their wide league signifier that raises concerns up of different hard derby duty distant from home.

That interest is heightened by their caller visits to Itaquera, wherever they drew 1-1 successful the Paulistao successful January aft antecedently suffering a 3-1 decision to Corinthians astatine the Neo Quimica Arena during the 34th circular of the 2025 Brasileirao campaign.

In cupful competition, though, Sao Paulo stay unbeaten, and their astir caller outing saw a heavy rotated broadside unafraid a goalless gully distant to O'Higgins successful Chile during the 4th circular of the Copa Sudamericana, a effect that kept them apical of Group C connected 8 points portion maintaining their cleanable antiaircraft grounds successful the tournament.

Sao Paulo present look a Corinthians broadside whose home inconsistency has been balanced by increasing spot astatine home, and it is this much reliable mentation of Fernando Diniz’s squad astatine the Neo Quimica Arena that Roger Machado’s men indispensable flooded if they are to proceed their awesome run with a affirmative derby result.

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Team News

Corinthians are dealing with respective important absences crossed the squad, with Memphis Depay continuing his rehabilitation from a near thigh injury, portion Vitinho remains sidelined with hep symptom and Kayke is besides unavailable for selection.

In midfield, Andre serves a suspension imposed by the Brazilian shot disciplinary tribunal, Allan misses retired done yellow-card accumulation, and Charles is inactive recovering from a bottommost injury.

Defensively, centre-back Pedro Tchoca is receiving attraction for a groin issue, portion left-back Hugo continues his betterment pursuing country connected the meniscus successful his close knee.

Sao Paulo, meanwhile, person nary suspended players but proceed to conflict a lengthy wounded list, with Marcos Antonio ruled retired until the extremity of May due to the fact that of a thigh problem.

Alan Franco is inactive unavailable with a groin injury, and right-back Lucas Ramon sidelined aft sustaining a calf issue, portion Lucas Moura, Pablo Maia, Maik, Rafael Toloi and Ryan Francisco besides stay absent.

Corinthians imaginable starting lineup:

Souza; Matheuzinho, Paulista, Henrique, Bidu; Raniele, Bidon, Carrillo (Matheus Pereira oregon Kaio Cesar), Garro; Alberto, Lingard

Sao Paulo imaginable starting lineup:

Rafael; Cedric, Doria, Sabino, Wendell; Bobadilla, Danielzinho, Cauly; Luciano, Artur, Calleri

We say: Corinthians 1-0 Sao Paulo

The circumstances surrounding the derby look to favour Corinthians, arsenic their expanding solidity astatine Itaquera nether Fernando Diniz, combined with Sao Paulo’s inconsistent distant signifier and the caller head-to-head record, points towards a constrictive location victory.

Although Sao Paulo person capable attacking prime to endanger and perchance find the net, Corinthians’ compact antiaircraft operation and the power of the location assemblage astatine the Neo Química Arena are apt to beryllium decisive successful what should beryllium a intimately contested encounter.

A triumph would supply Corinthians with a desperately needed boost successful the league array portion further restoring the Neo Química Arena’s increasing estimation arsenic a fortress nether Diniz.

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