Coritiba thrash Ferroviária, go top of Série B overnight | OneFootball

Coritiba defeated Ferroviária this Friday at Couto Pereira, in Curitiba, for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship Serie B. With goals from João Ramos (own goal), Rodrigo, Iury Castilho, and Gustavo Coutinho, Coxa thrashed the São Paulo team 4-0 and returned to winning in the Second Division.

The Paraná team had gone two games without a win, suffering a loss and a draw. With the result, Mozart's team overtook Goiás, moved up to 46 points, and assumed the provisional lead, as Esmeraldino plays on Sunday against Avaí. Ferroviária, on the other hand, saw their seven-game unbeaten run come to an end. The team occupies the 14th position, with 31 points.

Coritiba now focuses its attention on the "early final" of Serie B. Coxa returns to the field next Friday when it hosts Goiás, in a duel that could be decisive in the title race. Ferroviária plays on the 15th, against Novorizontino, at Arena Fonte Luminosa.

The Game

Coritiba opened the scoring two minutes into the second half. De Pena took a free kick into the area, Ferroviária's defender João Ramos deflected it into his own net, scoring the first goal for the home team.

Then, at 13 minutes, the second goal came. De Pena launched the ball forward, it passed through the São Paulo defense and landed at the feet of Rodrigo Rodrigues, who controlled it and shot past goalkeeper Denis Júnior.

Iury Castilho scored Coxa's third goal at 27 minutes. Gustavo Coutinho received the ball on the left, cleared the marking, and crossed low to the striker, who completed it into the back of the net.

The players switched roles for the fourth and final goal of the game. This time Iury Castilho received and found Gustavo Coutinho to turn Coritiba's victory into a rout.

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