Corinthians bank on Arena streak to extend strong Coritiba record | OneFootball

On the night of this Wednesday (11), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), Corinthians will host Coritiba at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, for the fifth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. At this moment, the Corinthians team occupies the third position in the national competition with seven points – two wins, one draw, and one loss.

In tonight's match, the club from Parque São Jorge will seek to extend the positive historical record against the Paraná team. The first match between the two teams took place on April 20, 1941, in a friendly duel that ended with an opponent's victory by 1 x 0, at Couto Pereira. Since then, there have been 62 games in the history of the duel, with 33 Corinthians victories, 13 draws, and 16 defeats – 89 goals scored and 58 conceded.

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The club from Parque São Jorge has not lost to Coritiba since September 2011, when they were defeated 1 x 0, in the second round of that year's Brasileirão, at Couto Pereira. Since then, there have been 18 games, with 12 wins and six draws – a 77.7% success rate. Considering games at Neo Química Arena, inaugurated in 2014, there have been seven matches between the two teams, with six victories for the Alvinegro and one draw. Additionally, 18 goals were scored and eight conceded until then.

Corinthians and Coritiba last faced each other in 2023, for the Brazilian Championship. The Corinthians team won the matches of both rounds. In the first half of the tournament, a 3 x 1 victory at Neo Química Arena. In the last round of that year's national championship, at Couto Pereira, the club from Parque São Jorge won by a score of 2 x 0.

Top Scorer for Corinthians in the Matchup

The top scorer for Alvinegro in the matchup is former midfielder Paulinho, now a football executive at Mirassol, who scored four goals in four games against Coritiba during his time at Parque São Jorge. In two stints with the club (2010-2013 and 2022-2024), he scored 40 goals in 219 games wearing the Corinthians jersey. In total, he won: Brasileirão (2011), Conmebol Libertadores (2012), Club World Cup (2012), Campeonato Paulista (2013)

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