On Sep 3rd, Novorizontino will host CSA at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael De Biasi in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Novorizontino sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ponte Preta. Ligger struck first for Novorizontino in the 11th minute on a feed from Douglas Baggio, then Lucca tied it up for Ponte Preta in the 89th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Ponte Preta. Novorizontino is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed CSA is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Operário PR. Neither Operário PR nor CSA could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. CSA is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 28th of May, CSA hosted Novorizontino at the Estádio Rei Pelé in their last match together. CSA was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Lucas Alexandre Marques Otaviano scored the first goal for CSA in the 29th minute, then Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva added another in the 39th minute on a penalty kick.
CSA is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva and Lucas Barcellos Damasceno each only have 1 goal in their last five. Ronaldo has been the most effective weapon for Novorizontino lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.



