On Jul 14th, Santos will play host to Corinthians in a Copa do Brasil match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. Santos is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Atlético GO. Barbosa struck first for Santos in the 76th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Atlético GO couldn’t muster any offence and Santos ran away with the shutout win. Santos is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Corinthians recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Flamengo. Rodinei struck first for Corinthians on an own goal in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Flamengo couldn’t manage to score, and Corinthians took the shutout win. Corinthians is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Arena Corinthians, Corinthians was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Neither Corinthians nor Santos could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 0 and 0 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw, At the end of 90 a dissapointed Santos couldn’t manage to score, and Corinthians took the shutout win.
Corinthians is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Fábio Santos and Rodinei each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Santos’s most prolific scorer has been Léo Baptistão. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.