The 2020 campaign was a turbulent, extended season for Corinthians as Timão finished 12th in the Série A table. The year, heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with the majority of matches played behind closed doors, was defined by instability, featuring three different managers before Vágner Mancini steered the club to a safe mid-table finish and a spot in the Copa Sudamericana. Leading the line was the familiar figure of veteran Jô, whose 6 league goals topped the scoring charts in a season that also marked the major off-pitch moment of the club's stadium officially being renamed the Neo Química Arena.. The 2020 season for O Timão was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring a major mid-year pause. Despite the challenges, the Alvinegro showed resilience under managers Tiago Nunes, Dyego Coelho, and Vágner Mancini. A major highlight of the campaign was reaching the final of the Campeonato Paulista, where star forward Jô scored a dramatic, last-minute equalizer in the second leg to force a penalty shootout against arch-rivals Palmeiras.