On Sep 10th, Fortaleza will travel to Rio de Janeiro to battle Fluminense in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. Fluminense sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Athletico PR. Pablo Felipe struck first for Athletico PR in the 26th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fluminense was frustrated by Athletico PR’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Athletico PR ended the match with the shutout victory. Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Fortaleza, recorded a 1-3 loss against Botafogo. Carlos Eduardo scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 19th minute, then Carlos Eduardo added another in the 36th minute. Fortaleza should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 17th, Fluminense hosted Fortaleza in their last match together. Fluminense and Fortaleza battled to a 2-2 draw. Marcilio Florencio Mota Filho struck first for Fortaleza on an own goal in the 12th minute, then Silvio Romero added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Fortaleza’s top weapon lately has been Moises, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Both Willian and Jhon Arias have been the hottest scorers for Fluminense in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.