In this 17th week match, on Saturday Jul 9th, Sampaio Corrêa will host Ituano at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Chapecoense. Lucas Hipólito scored the first goal for Chapecoense on an own goal in the 47th minute, then Rafael Lima added another in the 80th minute. Sampaio Corrêa is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ituano recorded a 1-1 draw against Cruzeiro. Jose Guilherme Guidolin Pegorari struck first for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 55th minute, but Schappo got the equalizer for Ituano in the 79th minute earning Ituano a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Rafael Papagaio has been the most prolific scorer on Ituano in his last 5 matches with two goals. Both Gabriel Poveda and Ygor Catatau have been the hottest scorers for Sampaio Corrêa in the last five each having scored 2 goals.