In this week 23 match on Aug 21st, Fortaleza will host Corinthians at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Fortaleza sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ceará. Moises struck first for Fortaleza in the 17th minute on a feed from Robson Fernandes, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ceará couldn’t muster any offence and Fortaleza ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Fortaleza should be reasonably happy with their performance, while corinthians sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Palmeiras. Medeiros de Moura struck first for Palmeiras on an own goal in the 72nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Corinthians was frustrated by Palmeiras’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Palmeiras ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Corinthians should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Fortaleza and Corinthians last played eachother at the Arena Corinthians on May 1st. Corinthians won by a score of 1 to 0. Jussa struck first for Corinthians on an own goal in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fortaleza couldn’t muster any offence and Corinthians ran away with the shutout win.
Fábio Santos has been the most prolific scorer on Corinthians in his last five matches with 2 goals. Fortaleza’s top weapon lately has been Robson Fernandes, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.