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Corinthians Secures Victory in a Hard-Fought Match Against Atlético Paranaense in Curitiba
Curitiba, Paraná – In a tense and closely contested match held at Ligga Arena, Corinthians narrowly defeated Atlético Paranaense. The game, valid for the Copa Do Brasil quarter-finals, was marked by intensity and midfield battles.
The first half ended goalless, but not without incidents. Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio showed yellow cards to Leo Derik from Atlético Paranaense and Matheuzinho and Gustavo Henrique from Corinthians. G. Benavidez also received a yellow card just before halftime.
The second half brought the winning goal for Corinthians. Gui Negao, assisted by Matheuzinho, scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute. Atlético Paranaense sought an equalizer with persistence, even managing to score a goal through G. Benavidez, but it was disallowed by VAR due to a prior handball in the play.
The statistics reflect the parity of the match. Corinthians dominated ball possession with 58%, while Atlético Paranaense had 42%. In terms of shots, Atlético Paranaense attempted 14 times, with 4 shots on target, compared to Corinthians’ 12 shots, of which 3 were on target. Renan Peixoto from Atlético Paranaense would receive a yellow card at the end of the match. The match culminated in a narrow but valuable victory for Corinthians.
Substitutions corinthians: at minute 46 Charles Rigon came in and Caca went out., at minute 46 Kayke came in and Vitinho went out., at minute 64 Matheuzinho came in and F. Torres went out., at minute 78 R. Garro came in and M. Depay went out., at minute 78 Maycon came in and Ryan went out.
Substitutions atletico paranaense: at minute 60 S. Mendoza came in and Leozinho went out., at minute 60 B. Zapelli came in and Dudu Kogitzki went out., at minute 60 Luiz Fernando came in and Madson went out., at minute 87 G. Benavidez came in and Renan Peixoto went out., at minute 90 Felipinho came in and E. Ricardo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Paranaense
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