On Saturday Oct 8th, Cuiabá will host Flamengo in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 33 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 17th placed Cuiabá is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Corinthians. Yuri Alberto scored the first goal for Corinthians in the 33rd minute, then Róger Guedes added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cuiabá couldn’t manage to score, and Corinthians took the shutout win. Cuiabá looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Flamengo is fresh off their 4-1 win against Bragantino. Barbosa Almeida struck first for Flamengo in the 12th minute, then Hélinho tied it up for Bragantino in the 48th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Flamengo should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Flamengo and Cuiabá last played eachother at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho on Wed Jun 15th. Flamengo won by a score of 2 to 0. Ayrton scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Gabriel Barbosa Almeida added another in the 79th minute In the end, Cuiabá couldn’t muster any offence and Flamengo ran away with the shutout win.
Barbosa Almeida has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Flamengo. Cuiabá’s most prolific scorer has been Deyverson. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.