In this week 32 match on Sep 30th, Vasco da Gama will play host to Londrina in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. Vasco da Gama is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Cruzeiro. da Rosa Machado scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 25th minute, then Edu added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Bruno Nascimento In the end, Vasco da Gama couldn’t muster any offence and Cruzeiro ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Londrina recorded a 0-2 loss against Ponte Preta. Lucca scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 60th minute, then Ribamar added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Bernardo At the end of 90 a dissapointed Londrina couldn’t manage to score, and Ponte Preta took the shutout win. Londrina is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff, Vasco da Gama took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Raniel scored the first goal for Vasco da Gama in the 48th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Londrina was frustrated by Vasco da Gama’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vasco da Gama ended the match with the shutout victory.
Londrina hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alan Ruschel and João Paulo, and they each have 1 goal. Vasco da Gama’s most prolific scorer has been de Sousa Lemos. The Brazilian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.