In this week 27 match, on Tuesday Aug 30th, Sampaio Corrêa hosts Cruzeiro at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Vila Nova. Vila Nova had 9 on net, and Sampaio Corrêa had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Sampaio Corrêa is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Cruzeiro, recorded a 2-2 draw against Grêmio. 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 . Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Sampaio Corrêa and Cruzeiro last played eachother at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto on the 22nd of May. Cruzeiro won by a score of 2 to 0. Rafael Silva struck first for Cruzeiro in the 48th minute, then Edu added another in the 77th minute In the end, Sampaio Corrêa was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory.
Daniel de Melo Araujo Junior and Bruno Nascimento are the top scorers for Cruzeiro in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Gabriel Poveda has been the most prolific scorer on Sampaio Corrêa in his last five matches with 2 goals.