On the 28th of July, São Paulo plays host to América Mineiro in a meeting of these two Copa do Brasil teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, São Paulo recorded a 3-3 draw against Goiás. Dadá Belmonte struck first for Goiás in the 8th minute, then Jonathan Calleri got the equalizer for São Paulo in the 29th minute on a feed from Welington Damascena Santos . São Paulo is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, América Mineiro recorded a 0-1 loss against Palmeiras. Furtado Scarpa struck first for Palmeiras in the 65th minute on a feed from Rocha Aquino, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, América Mineiro was frustrated by Palmeiras’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Palmeiras ended the match with the shutout victory. América Mineiro looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season América Mineiro won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
América Mineiro hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Henrique Almeida and Pedrinho, and they each have 1 goal. São Paulo’s most prolific scorer has been Luciano. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.