In this week 23 match on Aug 20th, Fluminense will host Coritiba at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a meeting 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 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Fluminense recorded a 0-3 loss against Internacional. Fabricio Bustos scored the first goal for Internacional in the 36th minute, then Alexandre added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Wanderson In the end, Fluminense was frustrated by Internacional’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Internacional ended the match with the shutout victory. Fluminense looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while coritiba sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Atlético Mineiro. Alan Kardec scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coritiba couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Mineiro took the shutout win. Coritiba looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 1st, Coritiba hosted Fluminense in their last match together. Coritiba was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Chagas de Lima struck first for Fluminense in the 19th minute, then Chagas de Lima added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Rosa da Silva But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Léo Gamalho.
Coritiba hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Luciano Castan and Alef Manga, and they each have 1 goal. Fluminense is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jhon Arias and Germán Cano each having 2 goals in their last five.