In a weekend match in week 31, on Sunday Oct 9th, Fluminense and América Mineiro will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Fluminense is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Atlético Mineiro. Vieira de Souza struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 41st minute on a feed from Matías Zaracho, then Givanildo Vieira de Souza added another in the 65th minute on a penalty In the end, Fluminense couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 8th placed América Mineiro is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ceará. Adilson dos Anjos Oliveira struck first for América Mineiro in the 25th minute on a feed from Aloisio dos Santos Goncalves, then Felipe Azevedo added another in the 68th minute on a feed from dos Anjos Oliveira. América Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, América Mineiro and Fluminense battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither América Mineiro nor Fluminense could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 20 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
América Mineiro’s most prolific scorer has been Adilson dos Anjos Oliveira. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Fluminense’s top weapon lately has been Germán Cano, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.