Coritiba vs Palmeiras - prediction, team news, lineups

Coritiba invited league leaders Palmeiras to Couto Pereira connected Wednesday evening arsenic the Campeonato Brasileiro resumes pursuing the FIFA World Cup break.

The hosts are enjoying a coagulated archetypal play backmost successful the apical formation and beryllium seventh successful the standings, portion the visitors instrumentality looking to fortify their grip connected archetypal spot aft an outstanding opening fractional of the campaign.

Match preview

Coritiba person enjoyed an encouraging instrumentality to Serie A, collecting 26 points from their opening 18 matches to found themselves successful the apical fractional of the table.

However, Fernando Seabra's broadside went into the World Cup interruption connected the backmost of a disappointing 3-0 decision distant to Flamengo, a effect that halted their caller advancement and near them searching for a response.

The interruption has fixed the Coxa invaluable clip to regroup up of an important tally of fixtures, with the nine hoping to support its propulsion for the continental qualification places during the 2nd fractional of the campaign.

Home signifier has been mixed this season, with Coritiba winning three, drafting 3 and losing 2 of their 8 league matches astatine Couto Pereira, and they volition beryllium keen to amended that grounds successful beforehand of their supporters.

Standing successful their mode is simply a Palmeiras broadside that person acceptable the gait successful the Brasileiro passim the campaign, starring the standings with 41 points aft 18 matches and holding a seven-point vantage implicit second-placed Flamengo.

Abel Ferreira's men headed into the interruption unbeaten successful their erstwhile 12 league matches, defeating Chapecoense 1-0 successful their past game, with Paulinho scoring the lone goal.

Palmeiras stay successful contention connected aggregate fronts this season, continuing to vie successful some the Copa Libertadores and Copa bash Brasil, portion their accordant league signifier has placed them firmly connected people for different rubric challenge.

The visitors person besides dominated this fixture successful caller years, winning each of the past 4 league meetings since Coritiba's 1-0 triumph successful February 2021, scoring 11 goals and conceding lone erstwhile during that run.

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Team News

Coritiba could invited goalkeeper Pedro Morisco backmost aft his lengthy betterment from enarthrosis surgery, portion defender Maicon, right-back Tinga and experienced guardant Keno person each returned to afloat grooming during the World Cup break.

The hosts will, however, beryllium without Pedro Rocha aft his reddish paper against Flamengo earlier the suspension of the league, with Renato Marques expected to regenerate him successful attack.

Breno Lopes has been Coritiba's standout performer this season, registering 8 goals and 1 assistance successful 15 league appearances, and the guardant volition beryllium anxious to marque an interaction against his erstwhile club.

Palmeiras person 2 confirmed suspensions, with Allan and Paulinho some unavailable aft disciplinary sanctions, portion Jefte remains sidelined done injury.

Flaco Lopez is expected to beryllium rested aft his engagement with Argentina astatine the FIFA World Cup, but Ferreira has been boosted by the returns of Alexander Barboza, Carlos Miguel and Andreas Pereira, each of whom are disposable again aft serving suspensions.

Coritiba imaginable starting lineup:

Pedro Rangel; Tinga, Tiago Coser, Jacy, Bruno Melo; Thiago Santos, Sebastian Gomez, Josue; Lucas Ronier, Breno Lopes, Renato Marques

Palmeiras imaginable starting lineup:

Carlos Miguel; Giay, Gustavo Gomez, Murilo, Arthur; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira; Mauricio, Lucas Evangelista, Jhon Arias; Ramon Sosa

We say: Coritiba 1-2 Palmeiras

Coritiba person shown capable prime to vie with the division's stronger sides this play and should marque beingness hard connected location soil, peculiarly with Breno Lopes starring the attack.

However, Palmeiras person greater depth, get with the champion signifier successful the league and person dominated this fixture successful caller years, making the visitors favourites to proceed their awesome rubric complaint with different important victory.

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