On March 26, 2023, the Athletic celebrates 99 years of existence and hopes to celebrate the anniversary with a victory at home. The guest for the party at the Arena da Baixada is Maringá, in the game back from the semifinal of the Paranaense Championship, but even with the comfortable advantage of 2 to 0 in aggregate score, surely Paulo Turra will put a team to win again the Maringá in the field.
Founded on March 26, 1924 with the merger of the International Foot-Ball Club and America Football Club, both created in the 10th years by Joaquim Américo Guimarães, the Club Athletico Paranaense he played his first match against the Universal FC on April 6, 1924 and was victorious by 4 to 2, still wearing the old International uniform, since the Athletic uniform was not yet made.
Athletico won its first title already in the following year, the Paranaense Championship of 1925, and since there, already adds 26 state titles, a Brazilian Championship, a Brazil Cup and two South American Cups, becoming one of the most relevant teams of Brazilian football in the 2000s under the masterful administration of Mario Celso Petraglia.
This list is close to increasing, as Athletico is one step away from putting himself in another state final and going in search of the 27th title, in a virtual final against Workers or Cascavel. For this, Hurricane needs to confirm favoritism against Maringá in the Arena da Baixada and Paulo Turra must use the best that has the disposition. The probable Athletico has: Bento; Khellven, Thiago Heleno, Zé Ivaldo and Fernando (Pedrinho); Erick, Fernandinho and Vitor Bueno; Terans, Cuello and Pablo.
Remembering that Turra does not have Vitor Roque and Mycael, who composed the group of the Brazilian team that faced Morocco on Saturday (25), and Canobbio who is with the Uruguayan team competing friendly in Asia.
Another exciting factor for the game is the debut of new Athletic uniform for 2023, announced on Friday (24), the models have already been presented with new sponsored master and are already available for sale in the club's official store. Certainly there is an expectation from the board of directors of a victory for a positive debut of the uniform after 3 seasons playing with the old model.
The ball rolls therefore at 16h in the Arena da Baixada and all post-game information you find here in Final whistle.
