Coritiba and Santos face each other this Monday, at 20:00 (Brasília time), at Couto Pereira, closing the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship.
Just one point outside the relegation zone, Coritiba – currently in 15th place with 22 points – seeks to recover to climb the table, and for that, it counts on the strength of the support of the crowd. At home, Coxa has six wins, two draws and two defeats in the Brasileirão – it is the sixth best home team. Alviverde comes from an away defeat to Goiás.
Gustavo Morínigo will make at least one change, as left-back Egídio is suspended. With that, the newly-hired Rafael Santos, loaned by Cruzeiro, is already in the fight to be a starter – Guilherme Biro is another option. Morínigo left the possibility of keeping the scheme with three defenders. If he changes, Jesús Trindade can enter the middle, and defender Guillermo returns to the bench. Finally, Léo Gamalho disputes a spot with Adrián Martínez in front.
Santos have not yet won under the command of coach Lisca, but they are in a much more comfortable situation in the Brazilian Championship than they were a few rounds ago. Peixe, even without having entered the field this round, has 27 points and is in 10th place in the leaderboard. The goal now is to approach the top to fight for a spot in the G-6.
Lisca has made changes to the lineup and changed important parts for the squad, such as the departures of Rodrigo Fernández and Léo Baptistão from the starting lineup. The first should be used again this Monday, as Camacho is suspended.
(2.30) Coritiba x Santos (3.30): hunches and prognosis
Both teams score – Yes: Firstly, because mainly betting on the home factor, Coritiba added most of their points against Couto Pereira. The thigh should open up more and seek the three points. However, Santos can benefit from this, with a fast team, transitioning on the sides and with the great finisher Marcos Leonardo. In this way, the game can provide a match with goals for both sides.
Under 2.5 goals: Therefore, even playing as home team and with the crowd factor, the game should be very difficult for Coritiba, who will face a complicated opponent. However, the game must be tied. Certainly, the attacks of the two teams are good, but the tendency is that not many goals come out.
Coritiba x Santos – Tie: finally, the moment of the two teams is completely different in the championship. So both teams want to win. Coritiba need to win to get away from the relegation zone. On the other hand, Santos, after a draw in the last round, only thinks about the three points in this confrontation, the team seeks to touch the G6. Namely, Coxa is a better team playing at home.
