In this 25th week match, on Saturday Sep 3rd, Athletico PR hosts Fluminense in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Athletico PR, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ceará. Ceará had 13 on net, and Athletico PR had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Athletico PR is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while fluminense is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Palmeiras. Rony scored the first goal for Palmeiras in the 8th minute, then Manoel tied it up for Fluminense in the 38th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Fluminense. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Fluminense was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Germán Cano scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 8th minute, then Germán Cano added another in the 78th minute.
For Fluminense, their top scorers are Willian and Jhon Arias, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira has been the most prolific scorer on Athletico PR in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.