Week 15 features a match on Wed Jun 29th, where Cruzeiro will play host to Sport Recife in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Cruzeiro is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Fluminense. Manoel struck first for Fluminense in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Chagas de Lima, then Lucas Oliveira got the equalizer for Cruzeiro in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Luiz Felipe da Rosa Machado. Cruzeiro is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while sport Recife is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Brusque. Neither Sport Recife nor Brusque could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 23 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Sport Recife is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Ray Vanegas and L. Batista da Silva Junior are the top scorers for Sport Recife in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Edu has been the most prolific scorer on Cruzeiro in the last 5 matches with two goals.