On Sat Jul 16th, in week 17, Avaí plays host to Santos in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Avaí is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Bragantino. Luan Candido struck first for Bragantino in the 70th minute on a feed from Miguel Silveira, then Alerrandro added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Artur At the end of 90 a dissapointed Avaí couldn’t manage to score, and Bragantino took the shutout win. Avaí looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Santos, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Atlético GO. Lucas Henrique Barbosa struck first for Santos in the 76th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Atlético GO was frustrated by Santos’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Santos ended the match with the shutout victory. Santos is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Santos’s top weapon lately has been Léo Baptistão, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Avaí’s most prolific scorer has been Guilherme Bissoli. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.