In this week 8 match on the 29th of May, Coritiba hosts Botafogo at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Coritiba sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Atlético GO. Jorginho struck first for Atlético GO in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Airton added another in the 90th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coritiba couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético GO took the shutout win. Coritiba is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Botafogo, recorded a 1-1 draw against América Mineiro. dos Santos Goncalves struck first for América Mineiro in the 38th minute, but Erison got the equalizer for Botafogo in the 86th minute earning Botafogo at least a draw. Botafogo is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Erison has been the most prolific scorer on Botafogo in his last 5 matches with three goals. For Coritiba, their top scorers are Léo Gamalho and Andriy Sakhnevych, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.