With Corinthians against Flamengo climbs an evergreen classic of the Campeonato A! The home side ranked eighth and scored a passing victory against the penultimate CSA on Matchday. It was 1-0 down poorly, but the downturn was stopped before the four-week break by the Copa America. The showpiece of the white-blacks is the defensive this season: Only the champions and championship leader Palmeiras conceded so far less goals. At the same time, the offensive is comparatively harmless. Due to this combination, the seven-time title holder, most recently in 2017, has the lowest scores per game in Serie A at 1.4.
In turn, the guests have no problem with the scoring. Rather, they have the strongest storm in the Brazilian House of Lords. In addition, they provide the strongest form of team in review on the last five games. Mengao provided proof this past weekend when Goias was shot 6-1 at home. Last Thursday, however, there was a setback in the Copa do Brasil.
In view of the even more stable condition of the guests and the better-placed squad, the Corinthians is aiming for a double chance against Flamengo Tipp. In addition, the prediction includes a score of less than three goals. Rubro-Negro has the cup play in his legs and feels less goal hunger away from home than at home, while the hosts are, as I said, very defensive. The Corinthians vs. Flamengo forecast is linked to five units use.
Corinthians:
The team of coach Fabio Carille seems to have taken advantage of the break due to Copa America. After two rounds of play without victory before the break, with a draw against Cruzeiro and a defeat against the admittedly very formidable kicker of Santos was posted, Timao reached last season a 1-0 win over CSA. The result alone was a bit weak. But numerous great chances were not used until the 78th minute (when Love met). Against Flamengo, the hosts should appear much more efficient, as Mengao will definitely not allow as many opportunities as the promoted from Maceio.
As already mentioned, the Sao Paulo team has a very solid defense, but it is stuck in offense. One reason is the departure of Angel Romero from Paraguay. The best scorer of the preseason came in this season not yet used and a few days ago, the 27-year-old announced his final farewell. With Rodriguinho missing another important offensive player and players like Jadson or Vagner Love are in the light of their age (35 each) long over the zenith of their power.
Coringao finished only 13th last year and is unlikely to jump out this year considering the squad. In the coming match, however, the two-time FIFA Club World Cup will put on home strength. After all, one is still unbeaten in the Arena Corinthians after four appearances and conceding – the latter point has only the leader and city rivals Palmeiras on. The balance of three wins and a draw must be relativized but something because the big names among the opponents have been missing.
Flamengo:
In the past season, Flamengo secured second place and in the current edition of Serie A Rubro-Negro is already back in third place. The squad has been reinforced very well, so a renewed duel with Palmeiras for the title is likely. At the moment, the offensive is the most important thing: the runner-up is represented by three players in the form of Gabriel, Bruno Henrique and Giorgian De Arrascaeta among the league’s top six scorers. Specifically, the new signing Gabriel is currently playing almost at will: In the last three competitive games he has each committed and last in Serie A even doubles at 6: 1 at home against Goias. With seven league goals, the 22-year-old, who was committed by Santos, to date the top scorer in the Campeonato A. A familiar place for him, as Gabriel secured the title of the best snapper in the top Brazilian league in the past season. Giorgian De Arrascaeta from Uruguay, who was signed by Cruzeiro and a hat-trick against Goias, is also gaining momentum.
A few days ago, another highly qualified midfielder, Gerson, was added. The 22-year-old comes from AS Roma and feels especially at the center of the midfield. If you take in additions such as Rafinha from Bayern Munich in the defense or the scorching Bruno Henrique, who came as Gabriel from Santos, is added, it quickly becomes clear that the Red-Black personnel are well positioned. The painful retirements last year, when Vinicius Junior moved to Real Madrid and Lucas Paqueta to AC Milan, are thus long since balanced again and the approximately 70 million euros in transfer were reinvested cleverly.
In addition, the Sugarloaf Kickers have an experienced coach with Jorge Jesus. The Portuguese has been in the job since June 1st. Previously, he worked at Al-Hilal FC in Saudi Arabia until the beginning of this year. There he resigned despite a very good balance sheet due to disagreements with the club officials. In his career as a coach, which has lasted almost 30 years, Jorge Jesus was employed at numerous Portuguese clubs, the list of names at the end was increasingly prestigious with clubs such as Braga and Benfica.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,57
