In this week 21 match on Aug 8th, Coritiba hosts Santos in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 15th placed Coritiba, recorded a 0-1 loss against Goiás. Pedro Raúl scored the first goal for Goiás in the 80th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coritiba couldn’t manage to score, and Goiás took the shutout win. Coritiba looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while santos is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Fluminense. Luiz Felipe Do Nascimento dos Santos scored the first goal for Santos in the 16th minute, then Chagas de Lima tied it up for Fluminense in the 71st minute . Santos is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Santos Almeida scored the first goal for Santos in the 49th minute, then Madson added another in the 61st minute In the end, Coritiba couldn’t muster any offence and Santos ran away with the shutout win.
Santos’s top weapon lately has been Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida, who has three goals in the last five matches. Coritiba is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Adrián Martínez and Léo Gamalho each only have 1 goal in their last five.