Corinthians vs Athletico Paranaense - prediction, team news, lineups

Corinthians invited high-flying Athletico Paranaense to Neo Quimica Arena connected Thursday evening successful the Brasileiro Serie A, with the hosts looking to widen their unbeaten league tally against 1 of the division's signifier sides.

The location broadside beryllium ninth successful the array with 28 points from 20 matches, portion the visitors inhabit 3rd spot with 36 points aft making an awesome instrumentality from the FIFA World Cup break.

Match preview

Corinthians extended their unbeaten tally successful the Brasileiro to 4 matches aft battling to a 1-1 gully distant to Bahia past clip out.

Fernando Diniz's broadside made the cleanable commencement erstwhile Fabrizio Angileri fired them into an aboriginal lead, but they were incapable to physique connected that vantage and yet conceded an equaliser earlier fractional clip aft spending agelong periods without possession.

The effect near Corinthians 3 points adrift of the apical five, though determination person been encouraging signs since Diniz took charge, with Timão showing greater antiaircraft organisation portion gradually improving successful attack.

A demanding fixture docket present awaits the Sao Paulo giants, who look Copa bash Brasil ties against Internacional earlier opening their Copa Libertadores round-of-16 run against Rosario Central adjacent month.

Those commitments could power squad enactment connected Thursday, though Corinthians volition instrumentality assurance from their formidable location grounds against Athletico, having avoided decision successful each of the past 7 meetings betwixt the clubs astatine Neo Quimica Arena.

Athletico, meanwhile, get successful fantabulous spirits aft making a cleanable commencement to the 2nd fractional of the campaign.

The visitors person collected consecutive victories since the restart, recovering from down to bushed Sao Paulo 2-1 earlier pursuing that up with a convincing 2-0 location occurrence implicit Internacional.

Those victories person strengthened their clasp connected 3rd spot and extended a tally that has established them among the strongest rubric challengers this season.

Mauricio Barbieri's broadside person combined antiaircraft subject with attacking ratio passim the campaign, conceding conscionable 19 goals successful 20 league matches portion remaining 1 of the competition's astir unsafe teams successful transition.

Kevin Viveros has spearheaded that awesome form, with the Colombian striker starring the league scoring charts connected 12 goals aft uncovering the nett again against Internacional.

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Team News

Corinthians person been dealt a stroke astatine left-back aft Angileri picked up his 3rd yellowish paper of the play against Bahia and indispensable service a one-match suspension.

Matheus Bidu remains doubtful due to the fact that of a groin problem, portion Hugo Farias is inactive moving his mode backmost to afloat fittingness pursuing genu surgery, leaving Diniz abbreviated of earthy options connected the near broadside of defence.

Memphis Depay has returned to grooming aft his post-World Cup interruption and is edging person to a comeback, though this fixture is expected to travel excessively soon for the Dutch forward.

Athletico volition beryllium without Arthur Dias aft the defender collected his 3rd booking of the run and serves a suspension.

The visitors are besides expected to stay without Mycael, Felipinho and Bruno Zapelli, who are each continuing their recoveries from injury.

Kevin Viveros volition again pb the onslaught aft extending his fantabulous scoring run, portion Leozinho is expected to supply enactment successful the last third.

Corinthians imaginable starting lineup:

Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, Pedro Milans; Raniele, Andre, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro; Kaio Cesar, Yuri Alberto

Athletico Paranaense imaginable starting lineup:

Santos; Habraao, Aguirre, Esquivel; Gilberto, Jadson, Gustavo, Claudinho; Mendoza, Leozinho; Kevin Viveros

We say: Corinthians 1-1 Athletico Paranaense

Corinthians person go hard to bushed nether Diniz and boast an outstanding caller location grounds against Athletico, but the visitors get arsenic 1 of the division's astir accordant teams and are playing with sizeable confidence.

With the hosts perchance managing their squad up of important knockout fixtures and Athletico carrying beardown momentum into the contest, a intimately fought gully appears the astir apt outcome.

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