Corinthians welcomes Cuiabá seeking affirmation in the top group

Consolidated at the top of the Brazilian Championship table, Corinthians is now seeking to establish itself within the group of the six best teams in the tournament.

This Saturday (13th), at 9 pm, the team from Alvinegro will face Cuiabá, at NeoQuímica Arena, for the 32nd round of the Nacional. Premiere broadcasts the duel.

Last Wednesday (10), coach Sylvinho’s team suffered a tough defeat by the leader Atlético-MG, by 3-0, at Mineirão.

Against Cuiabá, Corinthians will meet a longtime acquaintance: goalkeeper Walter.

The athlete belongs to Corinthians, but is on loan to the Midwestern team, which will need to pay R$ 500 thousand to pay the fine that will allow him to climb the archer in the duel. According to the ge.com website, the two boards have already agreed to make this happen.

If the strategy works out and Cuiabá (currently 11th place with 39 points) wins, it will approach the Corinthians team and can establish itself at the top of the table.

The club from Cuiabá, however, has not won for two games. They lost to Ceará by 1-0 and drew without goals against Chapecoense, lantern and virtual relegation of the Brazilian.

Currently with 47 points, Corinthians climbs to fifth place if they win. That’s because the two teams above him, Red Bull Bragantino and Fortaleza (both 49), face each other and one of them would be overtaken by Sylvinho’s team.

More than that, the Parque São Jorge club can open more than three points for the seventh place (International).

This will depend, first, of course, on Corinthians’ result, but also on Inter’s scoreboard, which faces Athletico-PR at home.

Today, the colorada team has 44 points. If the Corinthians win and the opponent draws, the distance between them goes to 5 points.

But even if Corinthians draws, they manage to open up 4 points of difference to the rival, if Inter lose.

Now, if Sylvinho’s team is defeated on the field, Internacional will be able to overtake them if they win.