Coritiba Vs Santos Set 0-0 Second Leg Decider at Couto Pereira
Coritiba vs Santos reaches its decisive point on Wednesday at 19:30 at Couto Pereira, where the 0-0 first leg leaves one place in the Copa do Brasil round of 16 on the line. If the teams draw again, penalties will decide it no matter how many goals are scored.
The first meeting in Vila Belmiro produced no winner, so the return leg in Curitiba now carries the full knockout weight. Amazon Prime will broadcast the match, while ge will follow it in real time.
Couto Pereira and the return leg
Coritiba arrives without a win in four matches under Fernando Seabra, a run that includes the 0-0 first leg, league losses to Grêmio and Vitória, and a 2-2 draw with Internacional last Saturday. The club last won on April 19, when it beat Atlético-MG 2-0 in Série A.
Two players are set to rejoin the side. Tiago Cóser is expected back after serving a suspension from a red card against Vitória in Salvador, and Breno Lopes is expected to return after being rested because of a respiratory infection. Coritiba’s probable lineup is Pedro Rangel; Tinga, Jacy, Tiago Cóser and Bruno Melo; Sebastián Gómez, Vini Paulista and Josué; Lucas Ronier, Breno Lopes and Pedro Rocha.
Cuca’s Santos selection
Santos beat Bragantino 2-0 before this match and goes into the second leg with Gabriel Menino and Gustavinho back in midfield after injuries. Luan Peres is out with a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his left hand.
Cuca is in his 14th match as Santos coach and is still trying to settle the balance between Gabigol and Neymar. Santos’ probable lineup is Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinicius, Adonis Frías, Lucas Veríssimo and Escobar; João Schmidt, Oliva, Gabriel Bontempo and Barreal; Rollheiser and Neymar.
Santos, Coritiba and penalties
The winner moves into the Copa do Brasil round of 16, and another draw would send the tie straight to penalties. That leaves both benches with little room for caution: Coritiba has to answer its recent winless spell, while Santos is trying to avoid the same phase exit it suffered last year against CRB in Maceió.
