Serie A Regular Season - 5

Corinthians 0 - 2 FT Coritiba

Neo Química Arena

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Futmetrix Verdict
14
FT
Thu, Mar 12
Português
Corinthians
0-2
Coritiba
⚡ Intensity 0
⚖️ Balance 4
🏆 Stakes 43
🎲 Upset 80
Clinical Coritiba stun profligate Corinthians away.

A Masterclass in Efficiency: Coritiba Stun Profligate Corinthians

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 14/100. A textbook smash-and-grab raid by the visitors proved that sterile possession offers absolutely no guarantees when faced with ruthless counter-attacking football.

The Opening Act

The tactical pattern at the Neo Química Arena was established almost instantly as the match got underway. Corinthians dominated possession from the outset, hoarding the ball with a staggering 73% share and stringing together over 530 passes, yet they completely struggled to find a penetrating edge. The hosts camped outside the opposition penalty area, circulating passes methodically from side to side but repeatedly failing to test the goalkeeper. Their attacking approach generated significant Intensity primarily through set-pieces, racking up seven corners in total, but it was ultimately all bark and no bite. Coritiba absorbed the relentless pressure willingly, packing their defensive lines tightly and waiting for the inevitable gaps to appear behind the high defensive line. It was a classic, tense tactical stalemate waiting for a single spark to ignite the contest.

The Pivot

That crucial spark arrived entirely against the run of play, drastically raising the Upset Factor as the visitors flawlessly sprang their counter-attacking trap. In the 37th minute, a swift offensive transition bypassed the congested midfield in a flash. Josue delivered a pinpoint, defence-splitting pass to carve open the backline, allowing Jacy to finish the move with cold-blooded precision. The fragile Balance of the tie was irreparably altered in that instant. Forced to chase the game aggressively, the hosts left gaping holes at the back early in the second half. On 53 minutes, lightning struck twice. Josue served as the creative architect once more, picking out Lucas Ronier in space to brilliantly double the advantage. Two total shots on target for the entire match, two devastating goals against the run of play.

Resolution

The final half-hour became a painful exercise in utter frustration for the vocal home crowd. Despite attempting 11 total shots across the 90 minutes and accumulating an expected goals tally of 0.80, the hosts only managed a single meaningful effort on target. The away side's disciplined rearguard action was marshalled brilliantly by Maicon, who turned in an outstanding defensive shift to secure a highly improbable clean sheet. This shocking result serves as a massive wake-up call for the home side, seriously denting their Copa Libertadores qualification hopes and keeping them grounded despite their early-season optimism. Meanwhile, the visitors travel back home with a priceless three points that will inject massive belief into their mid-table campaign, proving that ruthless efficiency will always triumph over sterile possession on any given day.

Key Questions

Who scored the goals for Coritiba?

Jacy and Lucas Ronier found the back of the net to secure a stunning away victory for Coritiba.

Who provided the assists for the visitors?

Josue was the creative mastermind, delivering the final pass for both of Coritiba's crucial goals.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
73%
27%
Corinthians 73%
Coritiba 27%
Shots
11
4
Corinthians 11
Coritiba 4
Shots on Target
1
2
Corinthians 1
Coritiba 2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.80
0.55
Corinthians 0.80
Coritiba 0.55
Passes
537
204
Corinthians 537
Coritiba 204
Pass Accuracy
91%
75%
Corinthians 91%
Coritiba 75%
Corners
7
6
Corinthians 7
Coritiba 6
Fouls
15
18
Corinthians 15
Coritiba 18
Yellow Cards
2
2
Corinthians 2
Coritiba 2
Red Cards
0
0
Corinthians 0
Coritiba 0

Match Events

Jacy (Josue) 37'
HT
Lucas Ronier (Josue) 53'
57' 🔄 Gui Negao Pedro Raul
58' 🔄 R. Garro Vitinho
58' 🔄 Allan A. Carrillo
58' 🔄 Breno Bidon Dieguinho
Jacy Tiago Coser 🔄 69'
Breno Lopes J. Lavega 🔄 77'
Lucas Ronier 🟨 78'
79' 🔄 Matheus Bidu F. Angileri
81' 🔄 M. Depay Z. Labyad
84' 🟨 Hugo Souza
Pedro Rocha Fabinho 🔄 87'
89' 🟨 A. Carrillo
Joao Pedro Chermont Thiago Santos 🔄 90'+5
Josue Vini Paulista 🔄 90'+5
Fabinho 🟨 90'+12
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Corinthians

Goalkeepers
Hugo Souza
MAGNET
MAGNET
14
Activity
14
Activity
14
Passes
0
Duels
Defenders
Matheuzinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gabriel Paulista
MAGNET
MAGNET
88
Activity
88
Activity
83
Passes
5
Duels
Gustavo Henrique
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matheus Bidu
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Allan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
Breno Bidon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
Rodrigo Garro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
André Luiz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Gui Negão
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
57
Total Mins
57
Entry
Memphis Depay
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
BENCH
Kauê
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Fabrizio Angileri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pedro Milans
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
André Ramalho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Pedro Tchoca
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dieguinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
41
Total Mins
Started
Entry
André Carrillo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
41
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Raniele
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Charles
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pedro Raul
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
42
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vitinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
41
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Zakaria Labyad
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Coritiba

Goalkeepers
Pedro Rangel
MAGNET
MAGNET
26
Activity
26
Activity
24
Passes
2
Duels
Defenders
João Pedro Chermont
NPC
NPC
95
Minutes
95
Minutes
9%
Pass Acc
6.6
Rating
Maicon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jacy Maranhão
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Bruno Melo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Wallisson Luiz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sebastian Gomez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Ronier
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Josué
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
2
Assists
29%
Pass Acc
Breno Lopes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
13
Late Mins
13
Late Mins
77
Total Mins
77
Entry
Forwards
Pedro Rocha
NPC
NPC
87
Minutes
87
Minutes
10%
Pass Acc
6.2
Rating
BENCH
Keiller
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Tiago Cóser
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Felipe Jonatan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Felipe Guimarães
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Thiago Santos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fernando Sobral
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gustavo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Willian Oliveira
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vini Paulista
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joaquín Lavega
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fabinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Keno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
07/12/2023 Coritiba 0 - 2 Corinthians Serie A Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
13/08/2023 Corinthians 3 - 1 Coritiba Serie A Neo Química Arena
08/11/2022 Coritiba 2 - 2 Corinthians Serie A Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
21/07/2022 Corinthians 3 - 1 Coritiba Serie A Neo Química Arena
26/11/2020 Coritiba 0 - 1 Corinthians Serie A Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
20/08/2020 Corinthians 3 - 1 Coritiba Serie A Neo Química Arena
12/10/2017 Corinthians 3 - 1 Coritiba Serie A Arena Corinthians
18/06/2017 Coritiba 0 - 0 Corinthians Serie A Estádio Couto Pereira
15/09/2016 Coritiba 1 - 1 Corinthians Serie A Estádio Couto Pereira
04/06/2016 Corinthians 2 - 1 Coritiba Serie A Arena Corinthians
07/12/2023
Serie A Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
13/08/2023
Serie A Neo Química Arena
08/11/2022
Serie A Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
21/07/2022
Serie A Neo Química Arena
26/11/2020
Serie A Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
20/08/2020
Serie A Neo Química Arena
12/10/2017
Serie A Arena Corinthians
18/06/2017
Serie A Estádio Couto Pereira
15/09/2016
Serie A Estádio Couto Pereira
04/06/2016
Serie A Arena Corinthians
Corinthians Win
Coritiba Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 4 10 12 5 +7 WPalmeiras 2 - 1 Fluminense (26-02-2026)WInternacional 1 - 3 Palmeiras (13-02-2026)WPalmeiras 5 - 1 Vitoria (05-02-2026)DAtletico-MG 2 - 2 Palmeiras (28-01-2026)
2 Sao Paulo 4 10 6 2 +4 WCoritiba 0 - 1 Sao Paulo (25-02-2026)WSao Paulo 2 - 0 Gremio (12-02-2026)DSantos 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (04-02-2026)WSao Paulo 2 - 1 Flamengo (29-01-2026)
3 Bahia 4 8 5 3 +2 DBahia 1 - 1 Vitoria (11-03-2026)WVasco DA Gama 0 - 1 Bahia (12-02-2026)DBahia 1 - 1 Fluminense (05-02-2026)WCorinthians 1 - 2 Bahia (28-01-2026)
4 Flamengo 4 7 6 4 +2 WFlamengo 2 - 0 Cruzeiro (12-03-2026)WVitoria 1 - 2 Flamengo (11-02-2026)DFlamengo 1 - 1 Internacional (04-02-2026)LSao Paulo 2 - 1 Flamengo (29-01-2026)
5 Coritiba 5 7 7 6 +1 WCorinthians 0 - 2 Coritiba (12-03-2026)LCoritiba 0 - 1 Sao Paulo (25-02-2026)DChapecoense-sc 3 - 3 Coritiba (11-02-2026)WCruzeiro 1 - 2 Coritiba (06-02-2026)LCoritiba 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (28-01-2026)
6 Fluminense 4 7 5 4 +1 LPalmeiras 2 - 1 Fluminense (26-02-2026)WFluminense 1 - 0 Botafogo (12-02-2026)DBahia 1 - 1 Fluminense (05-02-2026)WFluminense 2 - 1 Gremio (28-01-2026)
7 Atletico Paranaense 4 7 4 3 +1 DRB Bragantino 1 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (25-02-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 0 - 1 Corinthians (19-02-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Santos (12-02-2026)WInternacional 0 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (28-01-2026)
8 Corinthians 5 7 5 5 0 LCorinthians 0 - 2 Coritiba (12-03-2026)DCruzeiro 1 - 1 Corinthians (25-02-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 0 - 1 Corinthians (19-02-2026)WCorinthians 2 - 0 RB Bragantino (12-02-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 2 Bahia (28-01-2026)
9 RB Bragantino 4 7 3 3 0 DRB Bragantino 1 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (25-02-2026)LCorinthians 2 - 0 RB Bragantino (12-02-2026)WRB Bragantino 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (04-02-2026)WCoritiba 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (28-01-2026)
10 Mirassol 4 6 8 7 +1 DMirassol 2 - 2 Santos (11-03-2026)DMirassol 2 - 2 Cruzeiro (11-02-2026)Dremo 2 - 2 Mirassol (04-02-2026)WMirassol 2 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (29-01-2026)
11 Gremio 4 6 8 8 0 WGremio 2 - 1 Atletico-MG (26-02-2026)LSao Paulo 2 - 0 Gremio (12-02-2026)WGremio 5 - 3 Botafogo (05-02-2026)LFluminense 2 - 1 Gremio (28-01-2026)
12 Chapecoense-sc 3 5 8 6 +2 DChapecoense-sc 3 - 3 Coritiba (11-02-2026)DVasco DA Gama 1 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (05-02-2026)WChapecoense-sc 4 - 2 Santos (28-01-2026)
13 Atletico-MG 5 5 7 8 -1 WAtletico-MG 1 - 0 Internacional (11-03-2026)LGremio 2 - 1 Atletico-MG (26-02-2026)DAtletico-MG 3 - 3 remo (11-02-2026)LRB Bragantino 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (04-02-2026)DAtletico-MG 2 - 2 Palmeiras (28-01-2026)
14 Santos 5 5 8 10 -2 DMirassol 2 - 2 Santos (11-03-2026)WSantos 2 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (26-02-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Santos (12-02-2026)DSantos 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (04-02-2026)LChapecoense-sc 4 - 2 Santos (28-01-2026)
15 Vitoria 4 4 5 8 -3 DBahia 1 - 1 Vitoria (11-03-2026)LVitoria 1 - 2 Flamengo (11-02-2026)LPalmeiras 5 - 1 Vitoria (05-02-2026)WVitoria 2 - 0 remo (28-01-2026)
16 Botafogo 3 3 7 6 +1 LFluminense 1 - 0 Botafogo (12-02-2026)LGremio 5 - 3 Botafogo (05-02-2026)WBotafogo 4 - 0 Cruzeiro (30-01-2026)
17 remo 4 3 6 8 -2 Dremo 1 - 1 Internacional (25-02-2026)DAtletico-MG 3 - 3 remo (11-02-2026)Dremo 2 - 2 Mirassol (04-02-2026)LVitoria 2 - 0 remo (28-01-2026)
18 Internacional 5 2 3 7 -4 LAtletico-MG 1 - 0 Internacional (11-03-2026)Dremo 1 - 1 Internacional (25-02-2026)LInternacional 1 - 3 Palmeiras (13-02-2026)DFlamengo 1 - 1 Internacional (04-02-2026)LInternacional 0 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (28-01-2026)
19 Cruzeiro 5 2 4 11 -7 LFlamengo 2 - 0 Cruzeiro (12-03-2026)DCruzeiro 1 - 1 Corinthians (25-02-2026)DMirassol 2 - 2 Cruzeiro (11-02-2026)LCruzeiro 1 - 2 Coritiba (06-02-2026)LBotafogo 4 - 0 Cruzeiro (30-01-2026)
20 Vasco DA Gama 4 1 3 6 -3 LSantos 2 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (26-02-2026)LVasco DA Gama 0 - 1 Bahia (12-02-2026)DVasco DA Gama 1 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (05-02-2026)LMirassol 2 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (29-01-2026)