In this week 16 match, on Sat Jul 2nd, Cruzeiro hosts Vila Nova in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Cruzeiro sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Fluminense. Manoel struck first for Fluminense in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Lucas Oliveira tied it up for Cruzeiro in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Luiz Felipe da Rosa Machado. Cruzeiro is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Vila Nova, recorded a 0-1 loss against Criciúma. Marquinhos Gabriel struck first for Criciúma in the 29th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Vila Nova couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win. Vila Nova looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece. Cruzeiro’s most prolific scorer has been Edu. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.