Corinthians slip up, beaten by Coritiba in Itaquera, Brasileirão | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Coritiba on the night of Wednesday (11th) at the Neo Química Arena, in a match valid for the fifth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and lost 2-0. With this result, the club from Parque São Jorge drops to eighth place in the national competition with seven points – two wins, one draw, and two losses – five goals scored and five conceded.

The Corinthians coaching staff could not count on the following players for the match: goalkeeper Felipe Longo (recovering from an elbow injury), left-back Hugo Farias (recovering from knee surgery), midfielder Matheus Pereira (physical transition after a grade 2 injury to the left thigh’s biceps femoris), midfielder Jesse Lingard (still awaiting registration in the CBF’s BID), as well as forwards Yuri Alberto and Kaio César, both in the final stages of recovery from muscle injuries.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

With this, Corinthians started the match with the following lineup: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, and Matheus Bidu (Fabrizio Angileri); Allan (Vitinho), André Luiz, Breno Bidon (André Carrillo), and Rodrigo Garro (Dieguinho); Memphis Depay (Zakaria Labyad) and Gui Negão (Pedro Raul).

The bench options were: Kauê Camargo, João Pedro Tchoca, André Ramalho, Fabrizio Angileri, Pedro Milans, Raniele, Charles, André Carrillo, Dieguinho, Zakaria Labyad, Vitinho, and Pedro Raul.

Coritiba Lineup

Fernando Seabra sent the following team onto the field: Pedro Rangel; JP Chermont, Maicon, Jacy Maranhão, and Bruno Melo; Wallisson, Sebastian Gómez, Josué, and Lucas Ronier; Breno Lopes and Pedro Rocha.

The substitutes were: Keiller, Felipe Guimarães, Felipe Jonathan, Tiago Cóser, Tiago Santos, William Oliveira, Fernando Sobral, Vini Paulista, Gustavo, Keno, Lavega, and Fabinho.

Refereeing

The referee was Paulo Cesar Zanovelli (MG), assisted by Alex dos Santos (SP) and Pablo Almeida da Costa (MG). The fourth official and VAR were, respectively, Wagner Silveira Echevarria (RS) and Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira (SC).

Next Match

After facing Coritiba at home in the Brasileirão, Corinthians remains focused on the national competition. That’s because, next Sunday (15th), they return to the pitch to face Santos FC at Vila Belmiro, for the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship.

First Half

The first minutes of the match between Corinthians and Coritiba saw the club from Parque São Jorge dominating possession and pushing the opponent’s defensive line back – looking for plays from the wings to the center. At two minutes, Memphis Depay was fouled in the midfield. On the free kick, the number 10 shot straight into Pedro Rangel’s hands.

At five minutes, Corinthians threatened for the first time. In a play built from the defensive field, Breno Bidon found Matheus Bidu on the left wing. Number 21 crossed into the box and André Luiz shot first time, over the bar! Four minutes later, the Alvinegro threatened again.

Memphis Depay received the ball in midfield, moved to the left, and found Matheuzinho on the right. Number 2 crossed low, the ball deflected off the defense and went out for a corner. Subsequently, the play did not result in a clear chance. At 12 minutes, Corinthians built a play through the middle with André after a pass from Gui Negão. Number 49 found Breno Bidon, who shot with a deflection, but it went wide.

On the corner kick, Gustavo Henrique headed wide. With nearly half of the first half gone, the club from Parque São Jorge had total control of the match, dictating the midfield and not allowing the opponent many touches on the ball. Even with this dominance, Alvinegro had yet to force a save from the Paraná team’s goalkeeper.

At 25 minutes, Coritiba had their first real attack. After a corner from the left side of Corinthians’ defense, the ball went straight out for a goal kick. In the next play, the opponent scored, with striker Pedro Rocha, but the goal was disallowed for offside after a through ball between Gabriel Paulista and Matheuzinho.

With 35 minutes of the first half, the club from Parque São Jorge remained in total control, but still struggled to finish plays in the attacking third. Two minutes later, the Paraná team won a corner on the left wing, and on the cross, the opponent opened the scoring with defender Jacy, who headed into the left corner of goalkeeper Hugo Souza. Score: Corinthians 0 x 1 Coritiba.

Afterwards, Breno Lopes received the ball free on the right, cut into the box, but no one was there to finish. After conceding the goal, Corinthians saw their opponent drop even deeper and play with a compact defensive system, not allowing many spaces for the club from Parque São Jorge. When the clock hit 45 minutes, four minutes were added.

In stoppage time of the first half, midfielder André Luiz had a head clash with an opponent after a cross into the box, requiring medical attention. At 49 minutes, the first half ended. Score: Corinthians 0 x 1 Coritiba. Alvinegro had total control for the first 20 minutes, then dropped in performance and saw the opponent open the scoring with their only chance.

Second Half

To start the second half, assistant Lucas Silvestre made no changes. The first minutes of the second half between Corinthians and Coritiba saw the club from Parque São Jorge controlling possession and trying to press the opponent in search of an equalizer, but struggled to find space to get the tying goal.

At four minutes, Corinthians built a play on the left with Matheus Bidu, who found Memphis Depay. Number 10, however, when crossing towards defender Gustavo Henrique, saw the ball go straight out. At six minutes, Matheuzinho switched play from right to left, the ball fell to Rodrigo Garro who, at the edge of the box, attempted a bicycle kick and Pedro Rangel made the save!

Soon after, Coritiba scored their second goal. In a play down the left wing, Pedro Rocha found Josué, who crossed first time and Ronier scored the second goal, with a header, behind Matheus Bidu. Score: Corinthians 0 x 2 Coritiba. At 12 minutes, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro, Gui Negão, and Allan were replaced by André Carrillo, Dieguinho, Vitinho, and Pedro Raul.

After the substitutions, Corinthians switched to a 4-2-4 formation, with Pedro Raul and Memphis Depay central, and Vitinho and Dieguinho on the wings. With half of the second half gone, even with changes, the club from Parque São Jorge remained inefficient and could not be effective in the attacking third, being easily neutralized by Coritiba.

At 29 minutes, Dieguinho received the ball on the right wing, cut inside, and shot over Pedro Rangel’s goal. Shortly after, the fourth change for Corinthians: left-back Matheus Bidu left the field for Fabrizio Angileri. Then, striker Memphis Depay left for Zakaria Labyad.

Eight minutes later, Vitinho received on the left wing and found Dieguinho. Number 61 spun and passed to André Luiz, who shot over. Shortly after, from a left corner taken by Vitinho, Gabriel Paulista headed over the goal. At 41 minutes, Coritiba almost scored a third after a right corner, where Josué, with a deflection, headed wide.

When the clock hit 45 minutes, 10 minutes were added. At 46 minutes, Dieguinho cut inside and crossed to Gustavo Henrique. Number 13 sent it into the middle of the box, but no one was there to finish. In the sequence, after a corner, the danger was cleared. Shortly after, Dieguinho again sent the ball into the box, but the danger was cleared once more.

At 56 minutes, Corinthians 0 x 2 Coritiba.

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