Coritiba needs to break the taboo against Flu to avoid being relegated

Coritiba needs to break a long taboo against Fluminense so as not to be demoted in the 35th round of Brasileirão.

With the victory of cruise on the delayed departure of 30th round, Coxa has sunk even further into the zone and needs to beat Tricolor on Saturday (25) to stay alive in the competition. The last time Alviverde beat the Rio team away from home was 14 years ago.

With the victory over Cruzeiro, in the 34th round, Coxa came to be nine points away from leaving the Z4. But the score of the delayed match between Strength and Cruzeiro didn’t help and Raposa’s victory increased Alviverde’s distance to first outside the zone to eleven points.

This Saturday, the white team goes to Rio de Janeiro and needs to beat Fluminense. If you don’t win, you’re ten points away from leaving the zone and, with just three more rounds remaining, you won’t be able to gain enough points.

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On the night of this Wednesday (22), Cruzeiro and Vasco they drew for the delayed match of the 33rd round. Now, both have 41 points and remain in the same positions: Raposa in 16th, with 11 victories; ep Cruzmaltino in 15th, with 10 victories.

The result of the match did not decree Alviverde’s future, as Coritiba could still win all of the next four games and reach 41 points with 12 victories. Still, it complicated the team’s situation even more, since, even if they win on Saturday, they could fall if Cruzeiro and Vasco score.

Currently, Coxa has 29 points, eight wins, five draws and 21 defeats. Vasco faces Athletico, on Saturday at 7pm and Cruzeiro plays on Monday (27th) against Goiás, at 9pm.

Coritiba hasn’t beaten Flu away from home since 2009

To avoid falling three rounds in advance, the thigh-white team needs to break a long taboo. The last time they beat Fluminense away from home was in 2009, when Alviverde won 3-1. Of 23 matches they played against the Rio team in Rio de Janeiro, Coritiba won only four.

Overall, on the other hand, the retrospect is positive. Of the 47 times the teams faced each other, Coritiba won 18, drew 14 and lost 15. In the first round, at Couto Pereira, the match ended in a 2-0 victory for Alviverde.

The game takes place on Saturday (25), at 9pm, at Maracanã. Then Coxa faces Botafogo on Wednesday (29), at Couto Pereira, without fans. Then, they face Bragantino, away from home, and finish the championship playing against Corinthians, at home