Corinthians face Coritiba again in the Brasileirão after over two years | OneFootball

On the evening of this Wednesday (11th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), Corinthians will host Coritiba at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Neo Química Arena, for the fifth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Timão meets the opponent again after more than two years without a match, as the Paraná team played in Serie B in 2024 and 2025.

Corinthians and Coritiba last faced each other in 2023, in the Brazilian Championship. The Corinthian team won the games of both rounds. In the first match, held in Itaquera, the Alvinegro Paulista achieved a score of 3 x 1, with goals from Gil, Yuri Alberto, and Wesley. In the second duel, Timão won 2 x 0, with goals from Fausto Vera and Romero.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

A probable absence for this Wednesday's game, forward Yuri Alberto is one of the current Corinthians squad players who played against the Paraná team that year. The other remaining player is left-back Matheus Bidu, who is expected to start against Coxa.

In the first encounter of 2023, Timão was led by Vanderlei Luxemburgo and took the field with: Cássio; Fagner, Gil, Murillo, and Fábio Santos; Maycon, Ruan Oliveira, Gabriel Moscardo, and Renato Augusto; Adson and Yuri Alberto.

In the second round match of that season's Brazilian Championship, Corinthians was coached by Mano Menezes, who fielded a team with: Carlos Miguel; Fagner, Caetano, Gil, and Matheus Bidu; Fausto, Cantillo, Matheus Araújo, and Biro; Romero and Yuri Alberto.

At this moment, the Corinthian team is in third place in the national competition with seven points – two wins, one draw, and one loss. A victory could lead Corinthians to the top of the tournament, should rivals Palmeiras and São Paulo stumble this Thursday (12th).

After facing Coritiba at home in the Brasileirão, Corinthians remains focused on the national competition. This is because, next Sunday (15th), they return to the field to face Santos at Vila Belmiro, for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship.

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