Week 3 brings us a match on Jun 1st where Fortaleza will host Ceará at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in a clash of the Serie A in the ever popular Fortaleza derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Fortaleza is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Fluminense. Rosa da Silva struck first for Fluminense in the 9th minute on a feed from Nathan, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Fortaleza was frustrated by Fluminense’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fluminense ended the match with the shutout victory. Fortaleza looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while ceará is fresh off their 2-2 draw against São Paulo. Jonathan Calleri struck first for São Paulo in the 8th minute on a feed from Rafinha, then Cleber Bomfim de Jesus got the equalizer for Ceará in the 37th minute on a feed from Iury . Ceará looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
Ceará and Fortaleza last played eachother at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on Jun 11th. Fortaleza was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Luiz Antonio Ferreira Rodrigues scored the first goal for Fortaleza in the 21st minute, then David da Fonseca added another in the 45th minute In the end, Ceará was frustrated by Fortaleza’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fortaleza ended the match with the shutout victory.
Ceará is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nino Paraíba and Stiven Mendoza each having 2 goals in their last five. Fortaleza’s most prolific scorer has been Yago Pikachu. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.