Brasileirao 2023, on Saturday evening the first six matches of the 17th round are scheduled: predictions.
The defeat suffered on the field of the dangerous Coritiba has confirmed Fluminense’s away-sickness. The Tricolor carioca, away from their home crowd, have only picked up two wins and a draw in eight matches, barely scoring seven points.
At home, however, it is a different story. Fernando Diniz’s men are the only ones still unbeaten at home, along with Botafogo. However, Fluminense are coming off contrasting results – two defeats, a draw and a win in the last four rounds – and against Santos they are looking for the victory they have been missing for two days, which would allow them to move closer to fourth place. A success would also be crucial to approach the upcoming Copa Libertadores engagement with Argentinos Juniors in the right mood. They should succeed, as the Bianconeri limp away and have only won once since May. Athletico Paranaense have one point more than Fluminense and next week, like the Tricolor, will make their debut in the knockout phase of the Copa Libertadores, against Bolivar. The cup is a potential distraction but the Rossoneri are stronger than Cruzeiro and should avoid defeat.
Brasileirao 2023: great opportunity for Flamengo
An unleashed Cuiabà could also return home with yet another positive result from the Porto Alegre trip to Internacional.
Leo Pereira
Oliveira’s yellow-greens beat Sao Paulo 2-0 last week, taking their third win in the last four days. Internacional, on the other hand, have not won since the end of June and, above all, have failed to score: they have not scored a goal since their last victory a month ago. Corinthians is on the upswing and confirmed it again this week, beating São Paulo in the national cup derby. The three points are also likely to come against bottom-of-the-table Vasco da Gama. The run of Bragantino, whose last victory is dated 2 July, came to a halt. It will not be easy to return to success against a Fortaleza that has only lost once at home. Saturday’s programme closes with a match between Atletico Mineiro and Flamengo: the Rossoneri have drawn two games in a row (Fluminense and America Mineiro), losing further ground to Botagofo and being overtaken by Gremio. They could bounce back in Belo Horizonte, against a team that has been missing the appointment with victory for almost two months.
Possible winners
- Fluminense (in Fluminense-Santos, 9pm)
- Athletico Paranaense or draw (in Athletico Paranaense-Cruzeiro, 21:00)
- Cuiabá or draw (in Internacional-Cuiabá, 21:00)
- Corinthians (in Corinthians-Vasco da Gama, 23:30)
