In this 16th week match, on Sat Jul 9th, Fluminense plays host to Ceará in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Fluminense is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Corinthians. Manoel struck first for Fluminense in the 15th minute on a feed from Jhon Arias, then Germán Cano added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Jhon Arias At the end of 90 a dissapointed Corinthians couldn’t manage to score, and Fluminense took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their performance, while ceará is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Internacional. Vinicius Lima struck first for Ceará in the 19th minute from the penalty spot, then Moisés tied it up for Internacional in the 23rd minute from the penalty spot earning Internacional at least a draw. Ceará is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Ceará won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ceará is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hayner and Vinicius Lima each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Fluminense is fortunate enough to have Germán Cano in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.