Corinthians could close in on Libertadores places with Red Bull Bragantino test | OneFootball

Corinthians could close in on the Libertadores places when they visit Red Bull Bragantino on Sunday, a direct tussle in the 22nd round. According to Meu Timao, the game carries added weight given the sides’ positions.

With results elsewhere, Corinthians slipped from ninth to 11th after Coritiba and Atlético Mineiro picked up points on Saturday. A win in Bragança Paulista would move them from 29 to 32 points.

Victory could even lift them to fifth, currently held by Bahia on 32, which opens the preliminary Libertadores places. For that, Cruzeiro, ninth on 30, must not win, and Bahia too, who hold a goal difference edge of four to two.

Red Bull Bragantino are sixth on 31, the first team outside the G5. Fluminense, on 35, occupy fourth, the first of the direct qualification places.

Corinthians also need to put Thursday’s Copa do Brasil last-16 elimination to Internacional behind them. They are aiming to end Red Bull Bragantino’s nine-match unbeaten run this season.

Kick-off is at 18:30 on Sunday at Cícero de Souza Marques in Bragança Paulista.

Source: Meu Timao

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