Corinthians appoint former Brazil interim coach Diniz after sacking Dorival

[p]Dorival, also ‌a former Brazil coach, was dismissed after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/corinthians-QBGfQbSe/internacional-tSCiHj0I/?mid=2oxgQIUh"]Sunday's ‌1-0 home loss to ⁠Internacional ‌[/a]in Brazil's Serie A, which ​left 16th-placed [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/corinthians/QBGfQbSe/"]Corinthians[/a][/b] two points above ​the relegation zone.[/p][p]Former midfielder Diniz, who briefly played for ⁠Corinthians, ​led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fluminense/EV9L3kU4/"]Fluminense[/a] to the Copa Libertadores title in 2023, before winning the ‌Recopa Sudamericana the following year.[/p][p]During that same period, he also served as Brazil's interim coach for six months, before he was sacked in January 2024 following Brazil's first ‌home defeat in a ​World Cup qualifying match, ‌a 1-0 loss to Argentina.[/p][embed guid="bce4426e-f2fe-472e-b7e7-4941932e0215" url="https://x.com/Corinthians/status/2041312499127959659" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/corinthians-QBGfQbSe/platense-80MMdBdN/?mid=GpeHOm1C"]Corinthians visit Argentine side Platense[/a] in the Copa Libertadores on Thursday.[/p]