Corinthians drop a place after defeat, slip further from Brasileirão G5 | OneFootball

Corinthians fell to 10th in the Brasileirão after a 2-1 defeat to Coritiba at Couto Pereira on Sunday, in round 24.

They had started the weekend ninth on 32 points. According to Meu Timao, the hosts jumped above them into eighth with 34.

Corinthians were hoping to close on the G5, the top five that qualify for the 2027 Libertadores. Instead, the gap is now seven points after Cruzeiro, fifth, beat Flamengo to reach 39. Fluminense, for their part, moved to 41 and open the zone of direct berths.

Corinthians could lose another place if Botafogo beat Athletico Paranaense at Nilton Santos on Monday at 20:00, which would take them to 33 points.

Fernando Diniz’s side now have a week to prepare for the Clássico Alvinegro against Santos next Sunday 30 at Neo Química Arena. Kick-off is at 16:00 in round 25.

Source: Meu Timao

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