On Sunday May 15th, Coritiba hosts América Mineiro at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Coritiba recorded a 1-2 loss against Avaí. Igor Paixão scored the first goal for Coritiba in the 52nd minute, then Guilherme Bissoli tied it up for Avaí in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a penalty goal by Muriqui. Coritiba is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed América Mineiro, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against CSA. Juan Pablo Ramírez struck first for América Mineiro in the 4th minute, then Rodrigo Henrique Santos de Souza added another in the 84th minute In the end, CSA couldn’t muster any offence and América Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. América Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Juan Pablo Ramírez has been the most effective weapon for América Mineiro lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Coritiba’s top weapon lately has been Léo Gamalho, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.