Week 31 brings us a match on Oct 9th where Coritiba will host Bragantino at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Coritiba recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ceará. Fabrício Daniel struck first for Coritiba in the 30th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ceará couldn’t manage to score, and Coritiba took the shutout win. Coritiba is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while bragantino sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Flamengo. Barbosa Almeida scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 12th minute, then Hélinho tied it up for Bragantino in the 48th minute. Bragantino looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Coritiba and Bragantino last played eachother at the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid on Jun 15th. Bragantino won by a score of 4 to 2. Hyoran scored the first goal for Bragantino in the 7th minute, then Artur added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Hyoran.
Bragantino is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Artur and Luan Candido each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Coritiba’s most prolific scorer has been Fabrício Daniel. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.