Coritiba take on the visitors Atletico GO at “Couto Pereira” in the round one of the Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played in Curitiba on Tuesday, May 16th.
Coritiba finished previous season sitting at 15th place with 46 points gained and 41-42 goal difference. At the beginning of 2017 the side demonstrated successful results: on the 7th of May “Glorioso” took the champion’s title of the Campeonato Paranaense having beaten in the final Atletico-PR by the aggregated outcome of 3:0, 0:0 scorelines. Concerning Coritiba’s performance in front of their supporters in 2017, the side participated in 10 home encounters recording seven victories, two draws and one defeat. The unbeaten home run of Pachequinho’s team counts for seven clashes and has been lasting since the 4th of March.
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Last season Atletico GO took the title of the Brazilian Serie B champion with 76 points earned and 60-35 goal difference allowing them to promote to the Serie A. In 2017 “Dragao” was knocked out by Goias in the semi-final of the Campeonato Goiano by the aggregated outcome of 1:2, 0:0 scorelines. Regarding Atletico GO’s results on the road, the side recorded four triumphs, three draws and two losses in nine matches played in 2017.
Coritiba are more experienced team, they won title in this year plus they will have home-field advantage which is still quite important for the Brazilian football teams, consequently, the hosts are the favourites of the opening game in the Serie A.
Prediction for the match: Coritiba to win.
