In this week 17 match on Jul 16th, Coritiba and Flamengo will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Flamengo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Corinthians. Rodinei struck first for Corinthians on an own goal in the 52nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Flamengo couldn’t manage to score, and Corinthians took the shutout win. Flamengo is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while coritiba is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Juventude. Paulinho struck first for Juventude in the 5th minute, then Ricardo Bueno added another in the 34th minute from the penalty spot. Coritiba looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 17th of June, Flamengo hosted Coritiba at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in their last match together. Flamengo won by a score of 2 to 0. Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 27th minute, then Bruno Henrique added another in the 66th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coritiba couldn’t manage to score, and Flamengo took the shutout win.
Both Adrián Martínez and Léo Gamalho have been the hottest scorers for Coritiba in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Barbosa Almeida has been the most effective weapon for Flamengo lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.