August 1st features a match where Santos hosts Fluminense at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Santos sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Fortaleza. Fortaleza had 28 on net, and Santos had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Santos is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Fluminense, recorded a 2-1 win against Bragantino. Jhon Arias scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 62nd minute, then Germán Cano added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Jhon Arias. Fluminense is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
Santos and Fluminense last played eachother at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho on the 9th of April. Fluminense and Santos battled to a 0-0 draw in front of almost 23000. Neither Fluminense nor Santos could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 26 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Germán Cano has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Fluminense. Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida has been the most prolific scorer on Santos in his last five matches with two goals.