Athletico receives the Paraná Club on Saturday afternoon, at 16h (from Brasília), at Ligga Arena, in Curitiba. The duel is valid for the opening of the 2025 Paranaense Championship.
O Athletic, current champion, enters the 2025 Paranaense Championship pressed and has the first step in search of a resume. After the delegation to the B Series, Hurricane made a reformulation and even changed the schedule to enter the state with maximum force. Rubro-Negro hired coach Mauricio Barbieri and started preseason on December 26, with the main cast.
O Paraná Club returns to the state football elite after two seasons. The Tricolor was the champion of the Access Division in 2024 and has as its mission to qualify for the national competitions of 2026 and thus ensure the full calendar next year. The technical command is from Algiers Fuchs, coach who in the interviews has proved confident and aware of the responsibility.
