Week 23 brings us a match on Aug 22nd, where Avaí will host Internacional in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Avaí sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Goiás. Guilherme Bissoli scored the first goal for Avaí in the 45th minute on a penalty kick, then Dadá Belmonte got the equalizer for Goiás in the 79th minute on a feed from Vinicius squeezing out at least the one point for Goiás. Avaí looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Internacional, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Fluminense. Fabricio Bustos struck first for Internacional in the 36th minute, then Alexandre added another in the 71st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fluminense couldn’t manage to score, and Internacional took the shutout win. Internacional is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Avaí and Internacional last played eachother at the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda on May 1st. Internacional and Avaí battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Internacional nor Avaí could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 21 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Both Pedro Henrique and Mauricio have been the hottest scorers for Internacional in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Avaí’s most prolific scorer has been Guilherme Bissoli. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.