Coritiba punish Corinthians as clinical edge lifts them to fifth | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Corinthians were beaten 2-0 by Coritiba in the Brasileirão. Jacy Maranhão opened the scoring with a header in the 37th minute from a Josue cross following a corner. After the restart, Lucas Ronier doubled the lead with a close-range header (53.). Coringão dominated with 73.1% possession and 11 attempts but produced only one shot on target. Timão visit Santos next in the league, while Coxa host Remo.

Player of the Match: Jacy Maranhão headed the opener and anchored the back line with seven clearances before going off, shaping the contest at both ends.

Stat of the Match: Coringão recorded just one shot on target from 11 attempts, highlighting sterile dominance despite 73.1% possession.

Three Things We Learned: Josue created both goals for Coxa, supplying a cross from a corner for the first and the assist for the second. Timão slung in 42 crosses at 19.0% accuracy, a high-volume route that rarely threatened. Coxa-Branca climbed from 14th to fifth, while Coringão slipped from fourth to eighth in the table.