On Jul 13th, Fortaleza will travel to Fortaleza to battle Ceará in a clash of the Copa do Brasil in the ever popular Fortaleza derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Ceará recorded a 1-2 loss against Fluminense. Germán Cano scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 39th minute, then Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Germán Cano. Ceará is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fortaleza recorded a 1-2 loss against Coritiba. Léo Gamalho struck first for Coritiba in the 2nd minute on a feed from Alef Manga, then Habraao Lincon do Nascimento Saraiva tied it up for Fortaleza in the 84th minute on a feed from Silva de Souza. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Wed Jun 22nd, Fortaleza hosted Ceará at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in their last match together. Fortaleza won by a score of 2 to 0. Neither Fortaleza nor Ceará could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw, At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ceará couldn’t manage to score, and Fortaleza took the shutout win.
Silva de Souza has been the most effective weapon for Fortaleza lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Ceará is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hayner and Vinicius Lima each only have 1 goal in their last five.