In this week 7 match on May 15th, Náutico and Cruzeiro will play a match in Recife in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Náutico, recorded a 0-2 loss against Vila Nova. Daniel Amorim scored the first goal for Vila Nova in the 22nd minute, then Pablo Dyego added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Alex Silva In the end, Náutico was frustrated by Vila Nova’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vila Nova ended the match with the shutout victory. Náutico is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Cruzeiro recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Grêmio. Rodrigo Ferreira struck first for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 27th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grêmio couldn’t manage to score, and Cruzeiro took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Cruzeiro won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Cruzeiro is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, da Silva Bardella and Eduardo Brock each only have 1 goal in their last five. Náutico hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Luis Phelipe and Niltinho, and they each have 1 goal.