With the presence of their new coach, the experienced Luiz Felipe Scolari, in the stands, Athletico Paranaense defeated Ceará this Saturday at home, 1-0, in a match corresponding to the fifth day of Series A of the Brazilian Football Championship .
A solitary goal from Ábner Vinicius, a winger who was champion with Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics, Paranaense prevailed over the Ceará team and now with six points they intend to move away from the relegation zone.
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Scolari, who took over from Fabio Carille this week, watched the game from the stands at the Arena da Baixada stadium in Curitiba, because his transfer to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has not yet been legalized.
Auxiliary Wesley Carvalho officiated as Paranaense’s interim coach.
The Uruguayan David Terans lost on a penalty that could widen the score, while Lima, after a nice play by the Colombian Stiven Mendoza, was also about to match the actions.
With the defeat, the team from the city of Fortaleza was on the edge of the relegation zone with three units.
In the other match on Saturday, América came out on top in the Belo Horizonte derby by beating Atlético Mineiro 0-1, who were officiating at home right in their rival’s stadium, because they are only using the Mineirao for games of Libertadores Cup.
With the loss, Mineiro lost an undefeated 36 home games, playing as hosts at both Mineirao and Estadio Independencia, which belongs to América.
El Mineiro, led by Argentine coach Antonio Mohamed and defending the 2021 title, is stagnant with eight points, although it remains in leading positions, while América temporarily rose to second place with nine points.
Iago Maidana, from a penalty, and the Paraguayan Raúl Cáceres scored for the “Coelho” (rabbit), while the Argentine Nacho Fernández discounted for the “Galo” (rooster).
The day will continue this Sunday, when the leader Corinthians, led by Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira and also with nine points, visits Bragantino, also from São Paulo, who was in second position with eight units.
On a day of several regional classics, the Rio derby between Flamengo and Botafofo stands out, which moves from Rio de Janeiro to the Mané Garrincha stadium in the capital Brasilia and marks the duel between the Portuguese coaches Paulo Sousa and Luis Castro.
The Palmeiras-Fluminense, Santos-Cuiabá, Fortaleza-Sao Paulo matches, the Goiania derby between Atlético Goianiense and Goiás and the “gaúcho” classic between Juventude de Caxías and Internacional de Porto Alegre complete the list of matches on Sunday.
The day will close on Monday, when Florianópolis’ Avaí hosts Coritiba, led by Paraguayan coach Gustavo Morínigo, in a duel between teams that were promoted for this year and occupy leading positions in the tournament.
