Coritiba beats Goiás in a decisive game and breathes in the Brasileirão table

The delicate situation of Coritiba in the Brazilian Championship table had a brief moment of hope for the fans on Monday night (03), after winning their first triumph in the competition, beating Goiás, in Serrinha. The team from Paraná had news in its technical command and entered the field in the thirteenth round with assistant Thiago Kosloski, after the troubled dismissal of its former coach, Antônio Carlos Zago. The confrontation between the two teams was basically a championship final in the last positions, Esmeraldino had the possibility of pushing Corinthians to the Relegation Zone, while Coxa needed to change its mentality from previous matches and manage to embolden the situation in the relegation zone.

_{Alef Manga opened the scoring for Coritiba (Photo: Playback/Twitter)}

First time

The confrontation between Coritiba and Goiás had a script full of emotion in Serrinha, highlighting the intense search for victory on both sides, needing to breathe within the Relegation Zone. Coxa, despite not having any triumphs in the Brazilian Championship, felt comfortable and sought effectiveness in the attacks from the beginning, bothering the defense of Esmeraldino, which was unable to threaten with its possession of the ball. The goalkeeper of the club from Goiás was responsible for avoiding the onslaught of the people from Paraná until the middle of the initial stage, defending two shots from afar. Without achieving clear opportunities, the hosts fell behind after a crucial failure by their captain in the 25th minute. Alef Manga took advantage of Tadeu’s hasty exit, cut the opponent’s marking in a beautiful dribble and opened the scoring in Goiânia.

The Goiás captain was again the protagonist in the confrontation a few minutes later, looking for the ball in Marcelino Moreno’s placed shot, which would end up in the left corner of the goal. The goalkeeper’s great defense was not enough and did not hold the pressure of the visiting team, causing Coritiba’s second in the next corner. At the set pieces, defender Kuscevic tried to head the ball towards the goal, ending up finishing with a knee and extending the advantage of the verdão paranaense.

_{Dodô scored for Goiás (Photo: Playback/Twitter)}

Second time

The expressive result in the match made Coritiba retreat and wait for an opportunity to close the result in the final stage, giving space in the defense and putting Goiás in the domain of the actions. The offensive pressure took effect and Esmeraldino reached the discount on the scoreboard near the middle of the second half. In the 23rd minute, after the opposing defenders’ failure gave freedom to Philippe Costa, he looked for Palacios in depth. The number 10 submission ended in a partial save by Gabriel and the rebound was free at the feet of Dodô, who had just entered the game, setting Serrinha on fire.

Trying to push the opponent in the boom, Goiás was exposed in the last minutes and needed Tadeu in his goal, who worked a few times to avoid Coritiba’s third, mainly in the conclusion from inside the area of ​​the striker Pinho. Goalkeeper Gabriel also became a key character for the visitors’ partial result and saved Coxa in stoppage time, despite intense pressure from the opponent. The captain of the team from Paraná appeared again at the last opportunity of the confrontation, in a cross kick by Apodi, guaranteeing his first triumph in the Brazilian Championship.

_{The best moments of the match. (Video: Playback/Youtube)}

Coritiba’s partial relief ended an interminable four-month fast without winning a match, the last time being in the Copa do Brasil against Humaitá in February. Even going up in the count, Coxa is still in the bottom of the Brazilian Championship, with only 7 points. The team from Paraná also suffered in discipline and received eight yellow cards during the match, losing four players for the next match against América Mineiro, which will be held on Saturday (07), inside Couto Pereira, at 18:30. Playing in front of their fans, Goiás ended up wasting the chance to get rid of the Z4 and put Corinthians inside the Relegation Zone. Esmeraldino remains in seventeenth place with 11 points and for the next round will face Santos on Sunday (08), in Vila Belmiro, at 11am.

Featured Photo: Kuscevic celebrating his goal during the match. Playback/Twitter