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.