The Couto Pereira Stadium will play hosts to Coritiba and América Futebol Clube this weekend with both sides sitting down at the bottom end of the table in what is turning out to be one of the biggest games of the season for both teams.
Ahead of this clash, Coritiba are sitting in last place and with just one win on the board after 13 games.
De uniforme novo, finalizamos o treino! Preparação será concluída amanhã ✔️#VamosCoxa 🇳🇬📸 Gabriel Thá / Coritiba pic.twitter.com/240Jm81vC1— Coritiba (@Coritiba) July 6, 2023
De uniforme novo, finalizamos o treino! Preparação será concluída amanhã ✔️#VamosCoxa 🇳🇬📸 Gabriel Thá / Coritiba pic.twitter.com/240Jm81vC1
This has also seen them lose eight times and score just 11 goals as well, meaning no team has lost more than them and no side has scored fewer too.
That one win for the club came in their last outing during this past week, as Alef Manga scored in the first half before a finish from Benjamin Kuscevic that won Coritiba the game.
As a result of that recent win, it does mean the club went on a 13-game winless run after also losing to Gremio 5-1 last weekend.
The only other points the last-placed side have picked up saw them draw with Santos, Cuiaba, Vasco da Gama and São Paulo.
Simply put, they’ve been the worst team in the league this season by a distance and they are still sitting five points adrift of the safe spots in the Brazilian Serie A right now.
As for America, they were in Copa do Brasil action during the week and they managed to leave their quarter-finals first leg battle with Corinthians 1-0 after a goal from Juninho in the first half.
Prior to this, the club drew 2-2 with Atletico Mineiro after a brace from Gonzalo Mastriani.
Despite sitting down in 19th and in the relegation spots, America also finished second in their Group F standing of the Copa Sudamericana.
This saw the club win three games, draw one and lose two. They defeated Penarol 2-1 in the last outing in this competition just three weeks ago.
Back in Serie A, however, they continue to struggle after winning just two games this season and also losing eight. They have also conceded the most goals so far with 29 going in and just 15 scored of their own.
Their last win came back in early June as they also managed to beat Corinthians 2-0, as Danilo Avelar scored from the penalty spot before a late finish from Renato Marques.
Forebet predicts a draw here and for the game to see under 2.5 goals in this huge match.