São Paulo v Coritiba: mid-table reset meets Sudamericana push | OneFootball

São Paulo host Coritiba in the Brasileirão on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in São Paulo, with the hosts aiming to kick-start a mid-table climb and the visitors looking to cement their place in the continental spots.

São Paulo edged the reverse meeting in February, winning 1-0 away. The hosts come in 12th on 26 points, while the visitors sit 10th with 30 and currently occupy a Copa Sudamericana berth.

Tricolor Paulista are winless in four league outings, including a draw at Flamengo and defeat at Grêmio last time out. Coxa halted a four-game league run without a win by beating Chapecoense 2-1 in their most recent match.

Soberano are without Lucas Moura and Rafael Tolói through injury. Coxa-Branca list Josué, Brian Ocampo, Pedro Rangel and Lucas Ronier as absentees.

Expect contrasting styles. Tricolor Paulista average 54% possession with 84.49% pass accuracy and have 26 league goals, including seven headers. That could test Coxa, who average 40% possession but have six clean sheets. In attack, Jonathan Calleri has seven league goals for the hosts, with Luciano on six. For the visitors, Breno Lopes leads with eight, and Joaquín Lavega and Pedro Rocha have five each.

A home win would move Tricolor Paulista to 29 points and could pull them closer to the Sudamericana places. Victory for Coxa would take them to 33 and strengthen their top half footing and continental push.