In this week 18 match on Jul 20th, Flamengo will play host to Juventude in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Flamengo sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Coritiba. Gustavo Henrique Vernes struck first for Flamengo in the 13th minute, then Diego added another in the 22nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coritiba couldn’t manage to score, and Flamengo took the shutout win. Flamengo is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Juventude is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Goiás. Juventude had 23 on net, and Goiás had 17, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Juventude looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Rodrigo and Juninho are the top scorers for Juventude in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Giorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta Benedetti has been the most prolific scorer on Flamengo in his last 5 matches with three goals.