Corinthians and Fluminense enter the field this Thursday for the second game of the semifinal of the Copa do Brasil. The ball rolls at 8pm (Brasilia time) at Neo Química Arena.
After 2-2 in the first leg, at Maracanã, a new tie in the Corinthians arena takes the decision for a spot in the final to penalties. The victory classifies, in a direct way, any of the teams.
Knowing the greater possibility of a title in the Copa do Brasil, Vítor Pereira tried to give more chemistry to the likely holders of this Thursday. Eight of the eleven played the four matches (including Maracanã) that precede the decision at Neo Química Arena: Cássio, Fagner, Gil, Balbuena, Fausto Vera, Gustavo Mosquito, Róger Guedes and Yuri Alberto.
Renato Augusto and Fábio Santos, on the other hand, received an extra break to arrive fresh against Fluminense. Fagner, who was recovering from an injury, entered gradually to resume game rhythm. And, with that, it is possible to imagine the team that the Portuguese coach will take to the field.
If finding a replacement for Nonato has already been a headache for Fernando Diniz, against Corinthians the coach still lost another holder: André, suspended for the third yellow card. In the last games, the coach tested Nathan and Yago in the place of Nonato, and neither convinced, and even tried someone in the role of André.
Among Diniz’s options, the favorites for the vacancy of first steering wheel are Felipe Melo and Wellington, while for the second steering wheel are Yago and Martinelli. Calegari and Nathan run out as underrated. The rest of the team must be the same as the tricolor fans are already used to.
Fluminense vs Corinthians retrospective
In all, there were 100 games between the teams, with a small advantage for Corinthians. Since there were 36 victories. While Fluminense won 34 times. In addition, there were 30 draws. Therefore, the last duel took place on July 2 of this year, for the 15th round of the Brasileirão. Namely, Tricolor thrashed the São Paulo team by 4 x 0, with goals from Manoel, Cano, twice, and Fred.
last five matches
After drawing 2 x 2 with Santos for the Brazilian Championship, Fluminense beat Cuiabá 1 x 0 in the next round. However, in the sequence, they lost to Internacional, by 3 x 0, in the same competition. In fact, the setback interrupted Tricolor’s 13-game unbeaten streak. Later, turning their attention to the Copa do Brasil, the team from Rio de Janeiro drew 2-2 with Fortaleza and advanced in the competition. Since he won the first game. Finally, it comes from a rout, by 5 x 2, over Coritiba, for Série A.
Corinthians drew 1 x 1 with Avaí for the Brazilian Championship. While, in the sequence, he turned his attention to the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. However, they lost to Flamengo, by 1 x 0, and were eliminated from the competition. Since they also lost in the first leg. Returning to the Brasileirão, he lost to the leader, Palmeiras, by 1 x 0. But, in the sequence, for the Copa do Brasil, he thrashed Atlético-GO, by 4 x 1, and reversed the result of the first game. Finally, it comes from a defeat to Fortaleza, by 1 x 0, by Série A.
Both Teams Score
Both teams must score the net. Since, even coming from better results, Fluminense conceded nine goals in the last five games. Incidentally, only one of them was not leaked. While Corinthians scored five goals in the last five matches.
Number of Goals Scored
As both teams must score goals, the tendency is for the match to have more than 2.5 goals. Even though in most of the last Corinthians games there were few goals, in the last ones of Fluminense there were more than two balls in the nets in the majority.
