In this 26th week match, on Fri Aug 26th, Grêmio will host Ituano in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Grêmio is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Cruzeiro. Henrique Luvannor scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 17th minute, then Diego Souza tied it up for Grêmio in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from de Souza Mares . Grêmio should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ituano recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Novorizontino. Rafael Papagaio struck first for Ituano in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Kaio Silva Mendes, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Novorizontino couldn’t manage to score, and Ituano took the shutout win. Ituano is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior, Ituano and Grêmio battled to a 1-1 draw. Diego Souza struck first for Grêmio in the 49th minute, then Lucas Veloso got the equalizer for Ituano in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Leonardo Luiz squeezing out at least the one point for Ituano.
Rafael Papagaio has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Ituano. Grêmio is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso and Gabriel Teixeira Aragão each having 2 goals in their last 5.