July 23rd features a match where Cruzeiro hosts Bahia in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Cruzeiro, recorded a 2-1 win against Novorizontino. dos Santos da Silva struck first for Cruzeiro in the 21st minute on a feed from Edu, then Quirino tied it up for Novorizontino in the 74th minute. Cruzeiro is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Bahia, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Guarani. Ignacio struck first for Bahia in the 12th minute on a feed from Sampaio Simoes, then Raí Nascimento added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Lucas Mugni In the end, Guarani couldn’t muster any offence and Bahia ran away with the shutout win. Bahia is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Cruzeiro and Bahia last played eachother at the Arena Fonte Nova on Saturday Apr 9th. Bahia won by a score of 2 to 0. Vitor Jacaré struck first for Bahia in the 57th minute, then Vitor Jacaré added another in the 75th minute In the end, Cruzeiro was frustrated by Bahia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bahia ended the match with the shutout victory.
Bahia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hugo Rodallega and Rezende each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Cruzeiro hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Henrique Luvannor and Wagner Leonardo, and they each have 1 goal.