Coritiba lose to Operário-PR, miss chance to reclaim top spot in Série B | OneFootball

Coritiba lost to Operário-PR 1-0 on Friday night at the Germano Kruger stadium in Ponta Grossa (PR), in the 24th round of the Série B of the Brazilian Championship. Zuluaga scored a lightning-fast goal to give Fantasma the victory.

With the defeat, Coritiba reached its second consecutive game without a win in the Second Division and missed the chance to reclaim the lead. Coxa remains in second place, with 43 points, one less than Goiás, who still have to play this round. In addition, the team could be overtaken by Chapecoense, currently third with 40 points. Operário-PR, meanwhile, is in eighth place, with 33 points.

Coritiba returns to the field for Série B next Friday, when they host Ferroviária at Couto Pereira, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time). Operário-PR, on the other hand, only plays on Sunday (7th), against América-MG, at Arena Independência, at 6:30 p.m.

The goal

The only goal came in the very first minute of the match. Boschilia shot from outside the box and the ball fell to Ademilson, who set it up on the right for Zuluaga. The number eight struck across goal, beat goalkeeper Pedro Rangel, and opened the scoring for Operário-PR.

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