Corinthians beaten by Coritiba, suffer second straight Brasileirão loss

At Couto Pereira, Coritiba beat Corinthians 2-1 this Sunday (23), in Matchday 24 of the 2024 Brasileirão.

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After the heroic qualification for the quarterfinals of the 2026 Libertadores, coach Fernando Diniz rested some important players for Timão, such as goalkeeper Hugo Souza, full-backs Matheuzinho and Matheus Bidu, as well as midfielder Rodrigo Garro.

Coxa, meanwhile, made home advantage count and gave 100% on the pitch, leaving the São Paulo side with no room at all.

And the win started to take shape in the first half, when former Santos player JP Chermont found Pedro Rocha in the box, who sent his marker to the ground before finishing firmly.

After halftime, Memphis Depay came on, replacing the “ineffective” Pedro Raul, but Corinthians continued to succumb to Coritiba’s intensity.

So, late on, after a cross from the right by JP Chermont, youngster Paulo Roberto headed home in style to extend the green-and-white side’s lead.

In stoppage time, under heavy pressure, Raniele took advantage of a cross from the left and headed with great class to pull one back for Timão.

🚦 Standings

With their second straight defeat in the Brasileirão, Corinthians stayed on 32 points and dropped to 10th place in the table.

Coritiba, meanwhile, moved up to 34 points and climbed to eighth place.

Timão return to action next Sunday (30), when they play the derby against Santos at Neo Química Arena in Matchday 25.

Coxa, meanwhile, visit Remo at Mangueirão in the final game of the round on Monday (31).

Featured photo: Gustavo Oliveira/Coritiba Press Office

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