Week 8 brings us a match on May 22nd, where Cruzeiro will host Sampaio Corrêa in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Cruzeiro, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Náutico. Willian struck first for Cruzeiro in the 39th minute on a feed from Fernando Canesin, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Náutico was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their performance, while sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Vila Nova. Gabriel Poveda scored the first goal for Sampaio Corrêa in the 35th minute, then Pimentinha added another in the 85th minute In the end, Vila Nova couldn’t muster any offence and Sampaio Corrêa ran away with the shutout win. Sampaio Corrêa is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
For Sampaio Corrêa, their top scorers are Rafael Vila and Gabriel Poveda, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Edu has been the most prolific scorer on Cruzeiro in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.