Two clubs in opposite halves of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Fluminense and Coritiba. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Fluminense manager Enderson Moreira (via Futnet): "They [Gerson, Kenedy and Marlon] have their feet on the ground. People who are around you sometimes are too enthusiastic. The athletes are more focused. I realize they are very focused. Speaking to more than Gerson, who is closest, he has a very clear goal in mind to have a great championship "
Coritiba striker Wellington Paulista (via Parana Online): "When you win, everyone wins and when you lose, everyone loses, but not because we had an individual mistake that will ruin everything. When we win, we win together. Leandro [Almeida] is our captain. He has our trust."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Paulista is yet to open his account this campaign. In nine starts with Internacional last season, however, the 31-year-old finished with two goals—far cry from his 11 goals with Criciuma in 2013.
Fluminense's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cavalieri; Giovanni, Carlos, Gum, Silva; Edson, Jean; Gerson, Wagner, Vinicius; Fred
Coritiba's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Bruno; Ivan, Claro, Almeida, Norberto; Helder, Paulo, Galhardo; Ruy; Paulista, Lucas
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético-PR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Sao Paulo FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Chapecoense | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Sport | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Goiás | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Grêmio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Fluminense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Avaí | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Palmeiras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 13 | Santos | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 14 | Internacional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Figueirense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Coritiba | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Flamengo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Joinville | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
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