In a weekend match in week 16, on Sunday Jul 10th, Santos will host Atlético GO in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Santos is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Flamengo. Pedro scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 18th minute, then Vinicius tied it up for Santos in the 66th minute. Santos looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético GO is fresh off their 1-2 loss against São Paulo. Luciano struck first for São Paulo in the 24th minute on a penalty, then Marlon Rodrigues Freitas tied it up for Atlético GO in the 30th minute on a penalty. Atlético GO is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Atlético GO won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Diego Churin has been the most effective weapon for Atlético GO lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Santos’s most prolific scorer has been Léo Baptistão. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.