Athletico PR hosts Corinthians in round 16 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Thursday, October 15th at Arena da Baixada (Curitiba)
Athletico Parananense managed to climb to 5th place in the last season, and it was the highest result in recent years. And the Brazilian Cup was won for the first time in history. Now there is an impression that the priority has been given to Copa Libertadores. Rubro-Negro have already guaranteed themselves promotion to the next stage, gaining 10 points in 5 matches. Now it is advisable to switch back to the local championship. So far, Athletico has managed to score a little more than one point per game – 14 points in 15 rounds. And the September surge (two victories in a row) was just an exception. After that, Athletico Paranaense lost to Flamengo and Internacional on the road and was limited only to a goalless draw against Ceara at home.
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Corinthians is a popular and strong team. It gained the last champion’s title only in 2017. However, a protracted decline began after that, and the club did not rise above the 8th place. Now a deep crisis is being observed either. Coaches are changing (now the post is occupied by Diego Coelho, but he is just an interim manager), and Corinthians is still vegetating at the bottom of the tournament standings. In the last nine matches of Serie A, Timao managed to win only one time. It beat Bahia with a 3-2 score at home. It was back in mid-September. Recently, it turned out at least not to lose - Timao shared points three times in a row. But they lost again on Monday night (to Ceara away). Leonardo Natel opened the scoring already in the 15th minute, but then there was an own goal of Gil. As a result, Ceara, which played with ten men from the 62nd minute, earned a penalty in the very ending (and sending-off for the goalkeeper Cassioand gained a comeback victory (2-1).
Both teams understand that they are not close to showing the game expected by the fans, and they will try to improve it. We expect high activity from both, which (in case of mistakes in defense) will lead to more than two goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 goals scored
