In this week 22 match on the 5th of August, Náutico will travel to Ponta Grossa to battle Operário PR in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. In their last match, 16th placed Operário PR, recorded a 0-3 loss against Ponte Preta. Mateus scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 6th minute, then Elvis added another in the 33rd minute on a penalty kick In the end, Operário PR was frustrated by Ponte Preta’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ponte Preta ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while náutico is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bahia. Ignacio scored the first goal for Bahia in the 71st minute, then Davó added another in the 75th minute In the end, Náutico couldn’t muster any offence and Bahia ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 24th, Náutico hosted Operário PR at the Itaipava Arena Pernambuco in their last match together. Náutico won by a score of 2 to 0. Niltinho struck first for Náutico in the 33rd minute, then Luis Phelipe added another in the 79th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Operário PR couldn’t manage to score, and Náutico took the shutout win.
Geuvânio and Kieza are the top scorers for Náutico in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Operário PR is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Javier Reina and Bastos Silva each only have 1 goal in their last five.