On Jul 15th, América Mineiro will travel to Rio de Janeiro to battle Botafogo in a clash of the Copa do Brasil. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Botafogo is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Cuiabá. Alesson scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 22nd minute, then André Luís added another in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Rafael Gava In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Cuiabá ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while américa Mineiro is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Goiás. Henrique Almeida struck first for América Mineiro in the 59th minute on a feed from Pedrinho, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Goiás was frustrated by América Mineiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. América Mineiro ended the match with the shutout victory. América Mineiro looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Botafogo and América Mineiro last played eachother at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio on Thu Jun 30th. América Mineiro won by a score of 3 to 0. Wellington Paulista struck first for América Mineiro in the 6th minute on a feed from Patric, then Danilo Avelar added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Patric At the end of 90 a dissapointed Botafogo couldn’t manage to score, and América Mineiro took the shutout win.
América Mineiro hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alexandre Egea and Danilo Avelar, and they each have 1 goal. Vinicius has been the most prolific scorer on Botafogo in the last five matches with 2 goals.