Coritiba vs Botafogo preview: mid-table meeting with Coritiba short of options
Coritiba host Botafogo at the Estádio Couto Pereira in round 30 of the Brasileirão, with three points separating the sides. Coritiba are 10th on 38 points from 29 games and have won only one of their last five, losing three. Botafogo are 13th on 35 points from 29, also with one win in their last five.
The last five meetings are evenly split: a 2-2 draw in April 2026, a 1-1 draw in Curitiba in 2023, two Botafogo wins (4-1 and 2-0) and a 1-0 Coritiba win in 2022.
Coritiba have a long absence list. Keno and Lucas Ronier are out with knee injuries, Bruno Melo is suspended after collecting yellow cards, and Lucas Taverna, Pedro Morisco and Tiago Coser are listed as inactive; B. Ocampo (ankle) and Jacy are doubts. Josué has ten assists this season, while Breno Lopes and Pedro Rocha have eight goals each.
Botafogo are without J. Barrera (ankle) and Kaio Pantaleão (knee). Arthur Cabral leads their scoring with nine goals, and Alex Telles has seven goals and seven assists.
0 : 1
2 : 2
0 : 0
3 : 1
1 : 4
1 : 3
