Corinthians can go up three places in Brasileirão with win v Athletico-PR | OneFootball

Corinthians return to action in the Brazilian Championship this Thursday (30) at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena to face Athletico-PR in the 21st round of the national competition. After dropping one spot following a 1-1 draw against Bahia in the last round, Timão are looking to get back to winning ways and climb the table.

Currently, the team coached by Fernando Diniz sits in 9th place in the Brasileirão, with 28 points from 20 matches played. If they beat the team from Paraná and Bahia slip up in this round, Corinthians could climb as high as 6th place. Botafogo and Atlético-MG, who also sit above the São Paulo black-and-whites, had their matches against Grêmio and Red Bull Bragantino postponed due to their opponents’ Copa Sudamericana commitments.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

A home win would take Timão to 31 points in the competition, level with Red Bull Bragantino and Bahia, currently 5th and 6th in the tournament, respectively. However, the club from the interior of São Paulo state, with nine wins, cannot be overtaken, since number of wins is the first tiebreaker and Corinthians would reach only their eighth victory in the competition.

The Bahia side, meanwhile, has exactly eight wins and faces Fluminense this Wednesday (29) at 9:30 p.m. at the Maracanã. If the Steel Tricolor lose to the Rio side and the São Paulo black-and-whites win their match, the teams’ position in the table would be decided by goal difference. Currently, Timão have a positive goal difference of 2, while the northeastern club has a positive goal difference of 4.

Corinthians are seeking a positive result to firmly place themselves in the race for a spot in the 2027 Copa Libertadores and move even further away from the relegation zone. The team spent much of the first half of the season in the drop zone and now holds a six-point cushion over Remo, currently 17th with 22 points.

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