Corinthians seek three points to end the Brasileiro round in top six | OneFootball

Corinthians take the field on Sunday night (23) at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) to face Coritiba at Couto Pereira Stadium in a match valid for the 24th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Currently, the club from Parque São Jorge sits in ninth place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and seven losses.

Last week (16), Timão could have moved into the Brazilian Championship’s top five, but ended up losing at home to Cruzeiro by 2-1 and is now seven points behind the Minas Gerais side — with a game in hand — which is exactly fifth place with 39 points. Raposa beat second-placed Flamengo 2-1, coming from behind, on the night of last Saturday (22) at Mineirão Stadium.

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If they manage to beat Coritiba, depending on other results, the club from Parque São Jorge could end this round in sixth place and just four points behind Cruzeiro, reigniting their fight for a spot in the competition’s top five. Bahia, in sixth place with 34 points, will visit Vitória at 4 p.m. in a Northeastern derby at Barradão Stadium.

At the same time, eighth-placed Red Bull Bragantino (32 points) will host Grêmio at Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium. Atlético-MG, who occupy seventh place with 33 points, have already played this round and drew 0-0 with Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium on Saturday night. A loss would see Corinthians overtaken by Coritiba — who are in 10th place with 31 points — and they could drop as many as three spots in the table.

Vitória, in 12th place with 29 points, could draw level with Timão on points if they beat Bahia and would move ahead in the standings for having one more win. Botafogo, who sit in 11th place with 30 points, will host Athletico-PR on Monday night (24) at 8 p.m. at Nilton Santos and could take the chance to move past Timão in the table with a win over the Paraná side.

If they draw this Sunday, Corinthians will remain provisionally in ninth place. That is because Botafogo, as mentioned, could still overtake Timão in the table if they win their match and would have one more victory in the tiebreak criteria.

It is also worth remembering that Corinthians head into the match with a long list of absences and players one booking away from suspension, but are relying on their strong recent record at Couto Pereira to come away with all three points. After taking the field this Sunday, Corinthians, who were eliminated in the Copa do Brasil round of 16, will have a full week of training before their next match. The following Sunday (30), they will host Santos FC at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena for the 25th round of the national competition.

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