Corinthians tries to maintain its lead in the Brazilian Championship.
Leading the 2016 Brazilian Championship since the last round, Corinthians returns to the field for the competition this Wednesday (03) when they face Atlético-PR at Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba for the 18th round; to stay at the top of the table, Timão seeks its second consecutive away win; in the last round, Alvinegro beat Internacional 1-0 at Beira Rio, in Porto Alegre-RS; currently, the Corinthians team is leading with 33 points, one more than Santos and Palmeiras, who share second place.
Corinthians Agency - The sole leader of the 2016 Brazilian Championship since the last round, Corinthians returns to the field for the competition this Wednesday (03) when facing Atlético-PR at Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba, at 19 pm, for the 18th round.
To maintain its position at the top of the table, Corinthians is looking for its second consecutive away win. In the last round, the Alvinegro (Corinthians) defeated Internacional 1-0 at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, the Corinthians team leads with 33 points, one more than Santos and Palmeiras, who share second place.
Currently, the team managed by coach Cristóvão Borges maintains a seven-game unbeaten streak, with five wins and two draws.
For this, Corinthians has a positive record against the Paraná team. In 53 matches played, they won 20, drew 17 and lost 16, with 79 goals scored and 74 conceded.
The last duel between Timão and Atlético-PR was precisely at Arena da Baixada, the venue for tonight's match (03), with a show by the black and white team in the campaign for the sixth Brazilian championship. Corinthians thrashed Atlético-PR 4-1 in an essential victory in the campaign for the sixth title in the competition.