Week 14 brings us a match on Jul 5th, where Cruzeiro will travel to Itu to battle Ituano in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Ituano, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Guarani. Rafael Papagaio struck first for Ituano in the 30th minute, then Neto Berola added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Guarani couldn’t manage to score, and Ituano took the shutout win. Ituano is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Cruzeiro, recorded a 2-1 win against Sport Recife. Kayke struck first for Sport Recife in the 19th minute on a feed from L. Batista da Silva Junior, but Sabino got the equalizer for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 26th minute But luckily in the 43rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by de Melo Araujo Junior. Cruzeiro is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Edu has been the most prolific scorer on Cruzeiro in the last five matches with 2 goals. Ituano’s top weapon lately has been Rafael Papagaio, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.