Match Report
The table read 14th (Santos, 29 pts) against 7th (Coritiba, 37 pts), 8 points apart. Santos's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Santos 1.42 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Coritiba 1.32 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.32.
Santos carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Coritiba's winless run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, Santos held 9 points of 15 and Coritiba 2.
28 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Santos 15, draws 7, Coritiba 6, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
Arena Corinthians, capacity 49,205, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Coritiba led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-3 the final score.
Goal scorers
Coritiba: Josué (39'), Breno Lopes (5'), Breno Lopes (20')
Key stats
Possession: Santos 63% · Coritiba 37% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-3