On Sun Jul 31st, Cuiabá hosts Fortaleza in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Cuiabá sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Coritiba. Alef Manga scored the first goal for Coritiba in the 40th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cuiabá was frustrated by Coritiba’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Coritiba ended the match with the shutout victory. Cuiabá is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Fortaleza, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Santos. Neither Fortaleza nor Santos could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 28 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Fortaleza looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Cuiabá and Fortaleza last played eachother at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on the 10th of April. Cuiabá took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Éverton Cardoso scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 8th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fortaleza was frustrated by Cuiabá’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cuiabá ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fortaleza is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Moises and Emanuel Brítez each only have 1 goal in their last five. Cuiabá is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, J. Pereira and Valdívia each only have 1 goal in their last five.