On the 30th of July, Ceará plays host to Palmeiras in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Ceará is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Juventude. Isidro Pitta Saldívar struck first for Juventude in the 66th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ceará couldn’t muster any offence and Juventude ran away with the shutout win. Ceará is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Palmeiras recorded a 2-1 win against Internacional. Gustavo Gómez scored the first goal for Palmeiras in the 18th minute, but Alexandre got the equalizer for Internacional in the 82nd minute. Palmeiras looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
On Apr 10th, Palmeiras hosted Ceará at the Allianz Parque in their last match together. Ceará won by a score of 3 to 2. Jorge struck first for Ceará on an own goal in the 7th minute, then Stiven Mendoza added another in the 14th minute.
Raphael Veiga and Joaquín Piquerez are the top scorers for Palmeiras in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Ceará’s most prolific scorer has been Goes Barbosa de Souza. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.