In a weekend match in week 9, on Sunday Jun 5th, Fortaleza and Flamengo will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Flamengo is fresh off their 2-1 win against Fluminense. Germán Cano scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 10th minute, then Andreas Pereira tied it up for Flamengo in the 34th minute But luckily in the 57th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Gabriel Barbosa Almeida. Flamengo is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Fortaleza is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Juventude. Vitor Gabriel struck first for Juventude in the 50th minute, then José Welison tied it up for Fortaleza in the 65th minute earning Fortaleza a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Flamengo won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Yago Pikachu has been the most prolific scorer on Fortaleza in his last five matches with 2 goals. For Flamengo, their top scorers are Willian Souza Arao da Silva and Barbosa Almeida, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.