Week 23 features a match on Sunday Aug 21st, where Juventude will play host to Botafogo in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. 20th placed Juventude is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Cuiabá. André scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 22nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Juventude was frustrated by Cuiabá’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cuiabá ended the match with the shutout victory. Juventude looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while botafogo sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Atlético GO. Neither Botafogo nor Atlético GO could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Nilton Santos, Botafogo and Juventude battled to a 1-1 draw. Isidro Pitta Saldívar struck first for Juventude in the 64th minute on a feed from Guilherme Parede, but Diego Gonçalves got the equalizer for Botafogo in the 83rd minute earning Botafogo a comeback draw.
Botafogo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, J. Pereira dos Santos and Erison each only have 1 goal in their last five.