On the 28th of July, Fortaleza will host Fluminense at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in a meeting of these two Copa do Brasil teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Fortaleza recorded a 1-2 loss against Bragantino. Lucas Evangelista struck first for Bragantino in the 37th minute on a feed from N. Bernardo de Souza, then in the 57th minute, Lucas Crispim sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Emanuel Brítez. Fortaleza is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fluminense recorded a 3-2 win against Goiás. Jhon Arias struck first for Fluminense in the 28th minute on a feed from Chagas de Lima, then Pedro Raúl got the equalizer for Goiás in the 44th minute on a feed from Savio , but Fluminense kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Fortaleza won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Fluminense is glad to have Germán Cano in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Habraao Lincon do Nascimento Saraiva and Moises are the top scorers for Fortaleza in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.