In this week 36 match, on Saturday Dec 4th, Fortaleza hosts Juventude in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Fortaleza, recorded a 0-2 loss against Santos. Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida scored the first goal for Santos in the 71st minute on a penalty shot, then Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida added another in the 90th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fortaleza couldn’t manage to score, and Santos took the shutout win. Fortaleza is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Juventude is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Atlético GO. Zé Roberto struck first for Atlético GO in the 62nd minute, then Ricardo Bueno tied it up for Juventude in the 88th minute on a feed from Chico earning them at least the one point. Juventude is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, Juventude and Fortaleza battled to a 1-1 draw. Marcelo Benevenuto struck first for Fortaleza in the 16th minute, then Ricardo Bueno tied it up for Juventude in the 71st minute earning Juventude at least a draw.
Juventude’s top weapon lately has been Vitor Mendes, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.