Coritiba vs Corinthians - prediction, team news, lineups

Coritiba big Corinthians astatine Couto Pereira connected Sunday successful the 24th circular of the Brazilian Championship, with conscionable 1 constituent separating the 2 sides successful the standings.

Coxa volition beryllium looking to extremity much than a decennary without a location triumph implicit their opponents, portion the visitors get successful Curitiba having secured their spot successful the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals but facing the situation of dealing with a congested schedule.

Match preview

Coritiba presently beryllium 10th successful the Brazilian Championship with 31 points from 23 matches and are looking for greater consistency arsenic they effort to found themselves comfortably successful mid-table.

Coxa drew 1-1 distant to Sao Paulo successful their erstwhile league outing, a effect that ended a hard tally of conscionable 1 triumph successful their erstwhile 5 matches, and they volition present instrumentality to Couto Pereira hoping to rediscover the location signifier that helped them ascent the standings earlier successful the campaign.

Recent results connected location ungraded person been mixed, with Coritiba beating Chapecoense 2-1 but subsequently suffered defeats against Cruzeiro and Palmeiras, leaving them with a wide request to crook their location vantage into points much consistently.

There is besides a important intelligence hurdle to flooded connected Sunday, arsenic the hosts person not beaten Corinthians astatine Couto Pereira since 2011, though they tin instrumentality assurance from their show successful the reverse fixture this season, erstwhile they secured an awesome 2-0 triumph astatine Neo Quimica Arena.

Corinthians, meanwhile, beryllium ninth with 32 points and volition spot Sunday's fixture arsenic an accidental to determination person to the teams competing for continental qualification.

Fernando Diniz's broadside get successful a affirmative temper aft beating Rosario Central 1-0 connected Thursday to publication their spot successful the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores. 

The triumph provided a invited effect pursuing their decision to Cruzeiro and ensured that Corinthians stay progressive successful the second stages of South America's premier nine competition.

The biggest interest up of the travel to Curitiba is fatigue, arsenic the visitors person had little than 48 hours betwixt their Libertadores commitments and Sunday's league fixture, leaving Diniz with hard decisions implicit enactment and rotation.

The head-to-head grounds besides favours the visitors, having won 27 of the 52 erstwhile competitory meetings, compared with 14 victories for Coritiba and 11 draws.

However, Coritiba person already demonstrated this play that they tin occupation Corinthians, and their quality to exploit spaces during transitions could beryllium peculiarly important if the visitors' carnal levels driblet pursuing their midweek exertions.

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Team News

Coritiba person respective important absences to contend with. Right-back Tinga remains sidelined with a near thigh injury, portion Pedro Rangel, Lucas Ronier and Brian Ocampo person besides been ruled out.

Jacy could truthful determination backmost into the antiaircraft line, portion midfielder Josue is disposable again aft recovering from muscular discomfort and grooming normally.

Corinthians volition beryllium without Rodrigo Garro, who is suspended aft picking up his 3rd yellowish card, portion Andre Carrillo is expected to instrumentality implicit the cardinal playmaking role.

The visitors besides person an extended wounded list, with Yuri Alberto, Andre Ramalho, Kayke Ferrari, Zakaria Labyad and Vitinho each unavailable.

Memphis Depay is truthful apt to transportation overmuch of the attacking responsibility, with his quality to drift betwixt the lines perchance important against a Coritiba defence that tin beryllium susceptible erstwhile opponents modulation quickly.

Coritiba imaginable starting lineup:

Morisco; Chermont, Coser, Jacy, Melo; Santos, Gomez, Josue; Lavega, Lopes, Rocha

Corinthians imaginable starting lineup:

Souza; Matheuzinho, Paulista, Henrique, Bidu; Raniele, Carrillo, Allan, Bidon; Depay, Cesar

We say: Coritiba 1-2 Corinthians

Corinthians' greater power of possession and superior attacking prime should let them to dictate agelong periods of the contest, though their demanding docket could forestall them from operating astatine afloat intensity.

This should beryllium a competitory encounter, but the visiting side’s idiosyncratic prime and greater acquisition successful high-pressure matches should yet beryllium decisive. 

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