On Sunday Aug 21st, Palmeiras will host Flamengo at Allianz Parque in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Palmeiras recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Corinthians. Medeiros de Moura struck first for Palmeiras on an own goal in the 72nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Corinthians couldn’t muster any offence and Palmeiras ran away with the shutout win. Palmeiras looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Flamengo recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Athletico PR. Fabrício Bruno struck first for Flamengo in the 56th minute on a feed from Marinho, then Fabrício Bruno added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Marinho At the end of 90 a dissapointed Athletico PR couldn’t manage to score, and Flamengo took the shutout win. Flamengo is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches.
Palmeiras and Flamengo last played eachother at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho on Apr 20th. Flamengo and Palmeiras battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Flamengo nor Palmeiras could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
For Flamengo, their top scorers are Pedro and Vinicius Marques, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa and Gabriel Vinicius Menino are the top scorers for Palmeiras in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.