“Pedro Rocha broke the deadlock just before half-time, converting a Joao Pedro Chermont assist after a sustained spell of Coritiba pressure that included a blocked shot, a missed effort, and a corner in the preceding three minutes.”
Pivotal“A fractious end to the first half saw both Breno Bidon and Thiago Santos booked in the same incident, with a touchline argument spilling over and setting the combative tone for the rest of the match.”
“Paulo Roberto put the game beyond Corinthians with a second goal assisted again by Joao Pedro Chermont, coming moments after Coritiba had already been awarded consecutive corners — the set-piece routine again proving Corinthians' undoing despite their overall dominance.”
Pivotal“Raniele pulled one back deep in stoppage time with a goal built on corners and late pressure, giving Corinthians a lifeline that never came — but the strike was too little, too late to threaten Coritiba's hard-earned lead.”
Coritiba
Corinthians
Outstanding performance
Coritiba•DefenderCoritiba pulled off a tactically disciplined upset against a Corinthians side that dominated every major statistical category but could not translate their superiority into goals when it mattered. The visitors owned 64% of possession, completed 549 passes at 90% accuracy, and generated 69 dangerous attacks to Coritiba's 32 — yet they walked away with nothing. The hosts were brutally efficient, scoring twice from just three shots on target, with Joao Pedro Chermont's deliveries proving the critical difference. Pedro Rocha's 40th-minute header from a corner sequence broke the deadlock just before half-time, and Paulo Roberto capitalised on another set-piece opportunity in the 75th minute to double the advantage with Corinthians already chasing the game. A feisty match saw five yellow cards — including a late booking for Corinthians manager Fernando Seabra in added time — reflecting the mounting frustration on the Timão bench as Raniele's 90th-minute header made it 2-1 but arrived too late to spark a genuine comeback. For Coritiba, sitting 18th in the Serie A table, these three points are potentially season-defining; for Corinthians, a side with title-race aspirations, it is a damaging slip against a side battling relegation.
How entertaining was this match?
Jesse Lingard takes a right-footed shot but misses.
RanieleShot - Raniele Almeida Melo Head Shot Goal
assist: Allan
Goal! Raniele Almeida Melo scores, making it 2-1.
Gabriel Armando de Abreu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Raniele Almeida Melo takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Substitution: Lucas Taverna comes on for Joao Pedro Chermont.
Fernando Sobral is substituted off for Josue Filipe Soares Pesqueira.
Jesse Lingard comes on for Kaio.
Corner awarded.
Memphis Depay takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Memphis Depay takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Shot - Paulo Roberto Head Shot Goal
assist: JP Chermont
Goal! Paulo Roberto scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Joao Pedro Chermont.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Guilherme Inacio comes on for Breno Bidon.
Joaquin Lavega Colzada takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Matheus PereiraYellow CardYellow card issued to Matheus Pereira da Silva.
Yellow card shown to Vitor Goncalves Tissi.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
On Vitor Goncalves Tissi, off Thiago dos Santos.
Paulo Roberto comes on for Pedro Rocha Neves.
Joao Pedro Chermont takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Joaquin Lavega Colzada takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Fabricio Angileri takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Allan Rodrigues de Souza takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Breno Bidon's left-footed shot is blocked.
Andre Carrillo's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Memphis Depay comes on for Pedro Raul Garay da Silva.
Matheus Pereira da Silva is substituted off for Pedro Milans Carambula.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Joaquin Lavega Colzada attempts a left-footed shot but misses.
Halisson Bruno Melo dos Santos takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fabricio Angileri takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Gustavo Henrique Vernes takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Pedro Milans Carambula takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Breno BidonYellow CardYellow card issued to Breno Bidon.
Yellow card shown to Tiago Coser.
Corner awarded.
Pedro RochaShot by Pedro Rocha Neves with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: JP Chermont
Goal! Pedro Rocha Neves scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Joao Pedro Chermont.
Corner awarded.
Josue Filipe Soares Pesqueira takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Breno Henrique Vasconcelos Lopes takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Thiago dos Santos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Pedro Rocha Neves takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Raniele Almeida Melo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kaio takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Josue Filipe Soares Pesqueira with his left foot is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kaio takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Anderson Daronco.
