Athletico-PR v Chape: top-six push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Athletico Paranaense host Chapecoense in the Brasileirão on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at Estádio Mário Celso Petraglia, with the hosts sitting in the Copa Sudamericana places and the visitors in the relegation zone.

These sides last met in the 2025 Brasileirão Série B, drawing 1-1 in May before Athletico Paranaense won 3-2 away in September.

Athletico-PR's momentum at home is clear, with three straight wins in Curitiba against Cruzeiro, Coritiba and Botafogo before back to back away defeats at Bahia and Atlético Mineiro. Chape are winless in five league games, drawing three and losing two, and have collected only one away point from three trips, scoring once on the road.

Furacão are without injured pair Carlos Terán and Renan Viana. For Verdão do Oeste, Giovanni Augusto, Bruno Matias, Garcez de Jesus and Robert are injured, while defender Everton is suspended. With Mancha also sidelined, defensive options are limited.

At home, Athletico-PR have scored 10 and conceded four across five matches, a platform that could allow the hosts to impose themselves. Chape's away record shows one goal scored and five conceded, so they may need resilience without key defenders.

A win would help Furacão consolidate their top six position and keep them tracking continental qualification. Any points for Chape could ease pressure in the drop zone, but defeat risks deepening their relegation fight.