Athletico overcame itself by winning again and Coritiba was content with a draw

Athletico won again in the Brasileirão by beating Internacional at the Arena da Baixada. But it wasn’t an easy game. Quite the contrary. In the first half, there was strict technical balance, with both teams creating and wasting scoring opportunities.

Until, when a ball was stolen from the Colorado defense in midfield, at the end of the initial stage, striker Leozinho opened the scoring with style. In fact, Internacional’s biggest problem was precisely the core of the defense, which again failed decisively, this time with defender Félix Torres, in Atletica’s second goal.

When trying to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Anthoni, the defender made a huge mistake and handed possession to Viveros, who dribbled past the last marker and came in with the ball and everything. Coach Esteban Conde, under pressure in charge of Internacional, was stunned by the mistake that resulted in the opponent’s goal.

Viveros, however, could have made better use of the other opportunities he had, especially a wasted header inside the area. If it had been more efficient, it could have shot even higher in the Brazilian Championship’s artillery.

In addition to the two scorers and the efficient collective work of the team led by Odair Hellmann, the main highlight of the match was goalkeeper Santos. With precise interventions and excellent positioning, he shone precisely on the day he became the goalkeeper with the most games in Furacão’s history.

Thus, Athletico recovered and won again, while Coritiba had to settle for a goalless draw against Red Bull Bragantino.

Coritiba runs into its own limitations and ends up in a draw

It was a very tight match, in which the defenses had an advantage over the attacks. No matter how much coaches Vagner Mancini and Fernando Seabra promoted changes and tried to improve their teams’ performance, the score remained unchanged.

The news at Coxa were the selection of Pedro Rocha and Lucas Ronier among the starters. Both ended up being substituted in the final stretch of the match. Pedro Rocha, in fact, wasted the team’s main chance by getting rid of the marking of Pedro Henrique, ex-Athletico, but finishing for goalkeeper Thiago Volpi to save.