Two clubs in the top half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Palmeiras and Corinthians. The Paulista Derby scheduled for 4 p.m. local time will be held at Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo and can be live streamed here free (requires free trial registration).
Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Palmeiras manager Marcelo Oliveira on the importance of today's match (via ESPN): "It's a different, important, fundamental game. It can give our season a new direction. We are in good form and facing the best team in the league."
Corinthians GK Cassio on the club's philosophy of building from the back (via Terra): "That was one thing [manager] Tite brought to us this year. If you see statistically on the first pass with Tite, I helped create 25 chances."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Jadson has been an integral part of Corinthians' league form this season. In 20 appearances, the 31-year-old has nine goals, five assists and an average of 2.8 key passes.
Palmeiras' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Prass; Egidio, Hugo, Ramos, Lucas; Amarai, Robinho; Dudu, Jesus, Marques; Barrios
Corinthians' Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Cassio; Arana, Gil, Felipe, Fagner; Henrique; Malcom, Marciel, Augusto, Jadson; Love
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Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
League Table
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 49 | |||
| 2 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 45 | |||
| 3 | Guild | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 41 | |||
| 4 | Sao Paulo FC | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 38 | |||
| 5 | Atlético-PR | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 37 | |||
| 6 | Palmeiras | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 34 | |||
| 7 | Fluminense | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Santos | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Flemish | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Sport | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 11 | International | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Chapecoense | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Figueirense | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Cruise | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Goiás | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Avai | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Coritiba | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Joinville | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 43 | -34 | 13 |
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