Week 19 features a match on Sun Jul 24th, where Botafogo and Athletico PR will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 11th placed Botafogo, recorded a 0-1 loss against Atlético Mineiro. Matías Zaracho scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 55th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. Botafogo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while athletico PR is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Internacional. Athletico PR had 17 on net, and Internacional had 17, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Athletico PR should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Cardoso da Cruz and Conrado Carvalho have been the hottest scorers for Athletico PR in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.