Coritiba today, nine away at the World Cup
We host Coritiba at the Maracanã at 16:00 BRT with a heavily rotated XI, second in the Brasileirão and seven behind Palmeiras.
We close the Brasileirão before the World Cup break badly shorthanded: ten first-teamers are unavailable, nine away on international duty and Jorginho sidelined with a fractured toe. Seven of them would normally start, so Leonardo Jardim turns to a patched-up side and a bench of sub-20 kids for Coritiba at the Maracanã at 16:00 BRT today, with Rossi back in goal alongside survivors Pedro, Bruno Henrique and Pulgar. We sit second on 31 points, seven behind Palmeiras with a game in hand, and the recent record is firmly ours: eight wins and only two losses in our last ten against Coritiba. Three points before the break would answer back-to-back losses nicely.