In this week 20 match on Jul 31st, Athletico PR hosts São Paulo in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Athletico PR recorded a 0-2 loss against Botafogo. Erison struck first for Botafogo in the 19th minute, then J. Pereira dos Santos added another in the 54th minute In the end, Athletico PR was frustrated by Botafogo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botafogo ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Athletico PR should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 10th placed São Paulo is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Goiás. Dadá Belmonte scored the first goal for Goiás in the 8th minute, then Jonathan Calleri got the equalizer for São Paulo in the 29th minute on a feed from Santos . São Paulo is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
São Paulo and Athletico PR last played eachother at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu De Toledo on Apr 10th. São Paulo was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Jonathan Calleri struck first for São Paulo in the 19th minute, then Jonathan Calleri added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Welington Damascena Santos In the end, Athletico PR 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’s top weapon lately has been Luciano, who has three goals in the last five matches. Athletico PR’s most prolific scorer has been David Terans. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.