Week 28 brings us a match on Sep 3rd where Chapecoense hosts Ponte Preta in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Chapecoense is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Vila Nova. Sousa struck first for Chapecoense on an own goal in the 16th minute, then Rafael Ferreira Donato got the equalizer for Vila Nova in the 38th minute on a feed from Wagner But luckily in the 62nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Kaio. Chapecoense is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ponte Preta recorded a 1-1 draw against Novorizontino. Ligger struck first for Novorizontino in the 11th minute on a feed from Douglas Baggio, but Lucca got the equalizer for Ponte Preta in the 89th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Ponte Preta. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Ponte Preta should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Ponte Preta and Chapecoense last played eachother at the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli on Wed May 25th. Ponte Preta and Chapecoense battled to a 0-0 draw. Ponte Preta had 10 on net, and Chapecoense had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Both Fessin and Lucca have been the hottest scorers for Ponte Preta in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Chapecoense’s most prolific scorer has been Alisson Farias. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.