On Wednesday Jun 29th, in week 15, Criciúma and Náutico will play a match in Recife in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 17th placed Náutico is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sport Recife. Kayke scored the first goal for Sport Recife in the 35th minute, then in the 75th minute, Victor Ferraz sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Franco Escobar earning Náutico a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while criciúma is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Vila Nova. Marquinhos Gabriel scored the first goal for Criciúma in the 29th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Vila Nova couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win. Criciúma is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Criciúma’s most prolific scorer has been Marquinhos Gabriel. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Jean Carlos Vicente has been the most effective weapon for Náutico lately. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.