In a mid week match on Wednesday Sep 28th, in week 28, Santos and Athletico PR will play a match in Santos in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Santos recorded a 0-1 loss against Palmeiras. Miguel Merentiel struck first for Palmeiras in the 77th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Santos couldn’t muster any offence and Palmeiras ran away with the shutout win. Santos is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Athletico PR is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Cuiabá. Rodriguinho struck first for Cuiabá in the 9th minute, then Tomas Cuello got the equalizer for Athletico PR in the 35th minute on a feed from Pedro Henrique Azevedo Pereira . Athletico PR is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 4th of June, Athletico PR hosted Santos at the Arena De Baixada in their last match together. Athletico PR and Santos battled to a 2-2 draw. Santos Almeida struck first for Santos in the 11th minute on a feed from Santos Goes, then Pablo Felipe tied it up for Athletico PR in the 43rd minute on a feed from Pedro Rocha .
Athletico PR is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Pablo Felipe and David Terans each having 2 goals in their last five. Santos hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Lucas Braga and Savio, and they each have 1 goal.