In this week 3 match on Apr 23rd, Athletico PR will play host to Flamengo in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Athletico PR is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Atlético Mineiro. Matías Zaracho struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Athletico PR couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Mineiro took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Flamengo recorded a 3-1 win against São Paulo. Barbosa Almeida struck first for Flamengo in the 25th minute, then in the 41st minute, Rafinha sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan Calleri. Flamengo is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 28th, Flamengo hosted Athletico PR at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in their last match together. Athletico PR was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Nikão scored the first goal for Athletico PR in the 9th minute on a penalty kick, then Nikão added another in the 8th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Renato Kayzer In the end, Flamengo was frustrated by Athletico PR’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Athletico PR ended the match with the shutout victory.
Flamengo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira and Bruno Henrique, and they each have 1 goal. Khellven Douglas Silva Oliveira and Jaderson are the top scorers for Athletico PR in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.