Jun 23rd features a match where Fluminense will host Cruzeiro at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a Copa do Brasil match. In their last match, Fluminense recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Avaí. Germán Cano struck first for Fluminense in the 5th minute, then Martins Silva dos Santos added another in the 72nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Avaí couldn’t manage to score, and Fluminense took the shutout win. Fluminense is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Cruzeiro recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ponte Preta. Edu struck first for Cruzeiro in the 44th minute, then Matheus Bidu added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Geovane de Jesus Rocha In the end, Ponte Preta was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory. Cruzeiro is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Cruzeiro, their top scorers are J. Alves de Brito and Edu, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Fluminense’s most prolific scorer has been Germán Cano. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.