O Corinthians suffered a painful draw against the International in the last round of the Brazilian Championship, which significantly increased the team's chances of lowering to Series B. Playing at Neo Chemistry Arena, the Corinthians It won by 2 to 1 until the additions of the second half, when it ended up suffering the draw goal.
The frustrating result came before more than 45,000 Corinthians fans, who expected a victory that could take away the Corinthians from the debasement zone. If he had won the three points, the team commanded by Ramón Díaz would have left the dreaded lowering zone.
Chances of lowering Corinthians increase
With the stumbling at home, the Corinthians saw their chances of lowering to 62.1%, according to the Department of Mathematics of the UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais). Timão currently ranks 18th in the classification table, with 29 points. The team is tied to the 17th place, the Victory, which also has 29 points, while the Fluminense, first outside the delegating zone, has 30 points.
O Corinthians now it is the third team with the greatest risk of falling to the series B, being behind only the Atlético-GO, which has 98.8% chance of falling, and the Cuiabá, with 77.4%. On the other hand, Vitória has a 57.1% probability of lowering, while Fluminense 35.8%.
Next challenges Corinthians
Still struggling to escape the delegating zone of Brazilian Championship, Corinthians returns to the field on October 17, when will face the Athletico-PR at the Neo Chemistry Arena, at 20h. Next, the Itaquera team visits Cuiabá in the Arena Pantanal on October 28 in a direct confrontation in the fight against the fall.
On November 6, the Corinthians will have ahead one of the most anticipated games of the year, the classic against the Palm trees, again at home, at Neo Química Arena, where he will have the support of his fans to try to add decisive points in the fight for staying in Series A.
