In front of its home crowd, the Coxa will try to bring a little joy to its faithful fans. The defeat against Fluminense made the relegation of a club with a history official - Coritiba was the Brazilian champion in 1985. The 40 goals scored by the team are within the average range, with up to eight teams having a worse goalscoring record. Coritiba's major weakness in this Brasileirão has always been its defense, with 69 goals conceded. The Coxa lost 2-1 at the Maracanã in its last match, putting in an exciting display against Fluminense. Coritiba will be playing in the Série B next year, so it could be the ideal opponent for Botafogo to get back to winning ways finally. The Glorioso can still win the title, as both Palmeiras and Flamengo are just one point ahead, but few believe that a return to first place is possible. Botafogo has dropped to third place after leading the Brasileirão with a considerable advantage in a terrible run of eight games without a win.
