On Aug 19th, América Mineiro and São Paulo will play a match in Belo Horizonte in a Copa do Brasil match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. América Mineiro is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Juventude. Pedrinho struck first for América Mineiro in the 8th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Juventude was frustrated by América Mineiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. América Mineiro ended the match with the shutout victory. América Mineiro is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, São Paulo recorded a 0-2 loss against Flamengo. Vinicius Marques scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Gabriel Barbosa Almeida added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from de Barros Ribeiro In the end, São Paulo couldn’t muster any offence and Flamengo ran away with the shutout win. São Paulo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
São Paulo and América Mineiro last played eachother at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu De Toledo on the 28th of July. São Paulo won by a score of 1 to 0. Luciano struck first for São Paulo in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, América Mineiro was frustrated by São Paulo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. São Paulo ended the match with the shutout victory.
São Paulo is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nikão and Luciano each having 2 goals in their last 5. Everaldo has been the most effective weapon for América Mineiro lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.