On Sunday Aug 14th, in week 22, Ceará will host Fortaleza in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams in the anticipated Fortaleza derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Ceará recorded a 1-1 draw against Botafogo. Víctor Cuesta struck first for Botafogo in the 9th minute on a feed from Lucas Fernandes, then Stiven Mendoza tied it up for Ceará in the 49th minute earning Ceará a comeback draw. Ceará is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while fortaleza is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Internacional. Lucas Crispim scored the first goal for Fortaleza in the 45th minute, then Pereira do Nascimento added another in the 70th minute In the end, Internacional was frustrated by Fortaleza’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fortaleza ended the match with the shutout victory. Fortaleza is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Fortaleza and Ceará last played eachother at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on Wed Jul 13th. Ceará was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Vinicius Goes Barbosa de Souza struck first for Ceará in the 61st minute on a feed from Bruno de Jesus Pacheco, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Fortaleza couldn’t muster any offence and Ceará ran away with the shutout win.
Robson Fernandes has been the most effective weapon for Fortaleza lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Ceará is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Goes Barbosa de Souza and Stiven Mendoza each having 2 goals in their last five.