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SAO PAULO (Interstat) — Corinthians visits Paraiba on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Unifacisa in a Brazilian NBB regular-season matchup.

Corinthians (27-12) enters as the clear favorite against Paraiba (17-19). The teams split their two most recent meetings, with Paraiba winning 79-69 on Friday, April 24, and Corinthians taking an 88-78 victory on Tuesday, April 21. The season series is tied 2-2.

Paraiba (17-19) comes off that Friday win, having lost two of its previous three. The home team will lean on guard Yohanner Sifontes, who has been productive recently. In the Friday victory, Sifontes logged 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes. He also posted 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a 101-91 win at Cruzeiro on April 14 and 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 79-68 win against Corinthians on April 7.

Corinthians counters with guard Elyjah Clark, who has been a consistent offensive force. Clark posted 20 points, six rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes in the April 21 win over Paraiba. He also scored 28 points with three rebounds and four assists in a 92-86 win over Caxias Do Sul on April 15, and 19 points with one rebound and three assists in an 81-73 win at Ulbra on April 2. In his most recent game Friday, a 69-79 loss to Paraiba, Clark managed 11 points, four rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes.

Corinthians has won four of its last five games overall, the lone loss being Friday’s result. Paraiba has won three of its last four, including two consecutive wins entering Sunday.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. local time.