On the 16th of October, in this week 32 match, Athletico PR will play host to Coritiba in a meeting of these two Serie A teams in the anticipated Curitiba derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 6th placed Athletico PR is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Corinthians. Fabián Balbuena scored the first goal for Corinthians in the 6th minute, then Róger Guedes added another in the 22nd minute on a penalty. Athletico PR is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Coritiba is fresh off their 2-1 win against Bragantino. Alef Manga struck first for Coritiba in the 12th minute, but Werik Silva Pinto got the equalizer for Bragantino in the 26th minute. Coritiba is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
Athletico PR and Coritiba last played eachother at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira on Sunday Jun 19th. Athletico PR took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Silva Oliveira struck first for Athletico PR in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Coritiba was frustrated by Athletico PR’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Athletico PR ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Fabrício Daniel and Alef Manga have been the hottest scorers for Coritiba in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Athletico PR is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, David Terans and Tomas Cuello each only have 1 goal in their last five.