On the 17th of September, Botafogo will host Coritiba at Estádio Nilton Santos in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. 12th placed Botafogo is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against América Mineiro. Botafogo had 19 on net, and América Mineiro had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Botafogo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Coritiba is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Atlético GO. Alef Manga scored the first goal for Coritiba in the 45th minute, then Fabrício Daniel added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Robinho In the end, Atlético GO couldn’t muster any offence and Coritiba ran away with the shutout win. Coritiba looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, Coritiba won by a score of 1 to 0. Igor Paixão struck first for Coritiba in the 29th 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 Botafogo couldn’t manage to score, and Coritiba took the shutout win.
Both Fabrício Daniel and Alef Manga have been the hottest scorers for Coritiba in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Carlos Eduardo has been the most prolific scorer on Botafogo in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.