In this 15th week match, on Sat Jul 2nd, Santos will play host to Flamengo in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Santos is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Corinthians. Corinthians had 9 on net, and Santos had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Santos is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Flamengo, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against América Mineiro. Barbosa Almeida scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 41st minute, then Giorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta Benedetti added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Everton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro In the end, América Mineiro was frustrated by Flamengo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Flamengo ended the match with the shutout victory. Flamengo is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Flamengo’s most prolific scorer has been Barbosa Almeida. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Léo Baptistão has been the most effective weapon for Santos lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.