On Sun Jul 31st, in week 20, Juventude and Bragantino will play a match in Bragança Paulista in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. 8th placed Bragantino is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Fluminense. Jhon Arias scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 62nd minute, then Germán Cano added another in the 66th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bragantino should be reasonably happy with their performance, while juventude is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Ceará. Isidro Pitta Saldívar struck first for Juventude in the 66th minute on a feed from Rodrigo, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ceará was frustrated by Juventude’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Juventude ended the match with the shutout victory. Juventude looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
Bragantino and Juventude last played eachother at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi on the 11th of April. Juventude and Bragantino battled to a 2-2 draw. Miguel Silveira struck first for Bragantino in the 12th minute on a feed from Lucas Evangelista, but Renan got the equalizer for Juventude on an own goal in the 30th minute .
Juventude hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Juninho and Ricardo Bueno, and they each have 1 goal. Alerrandro has been the most prolific scorer on Bragantino in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.