Week 20 features a match on Sat Jul 23rd, where CRB plays host to Novorizontino in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 9th placed CRB, recorded a 1-1 draw against Brusque. Todinho scored the first goal for Brusque in the 83rd minute on a penalty, but Anselmo Ramon got the equalizer for CRB in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty earning CRB a comeback draw. With 19 points in their last 10 matches CRB should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 11th placed Novorizontino is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Cruzeiro. Adriano Firmino dos Santos da Silva struck first for Cruzeiro in the 21st minute on a feed from Edu, but Quirino got the equalizer for Novorizontino in the 74th minute. Novorizontino looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael De Biasi, Novorizontino won by a score of 3 to 1. Fabinho struck first for CRB in the 12th minute, then Daniel de Oliveira Sertanejo tied it up for Novorizontino in the 37th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 65th minute on a goal by Iago Mendonça.
Diego Torres and Douglas Baggio are the top scorers for Novorizontino in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. CRB’s most prolific scorer has been Fabinho. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.