In this 24th week match, on Sun Aug 28th, Cuiabá will host Santos at Arena Pantanal in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 16th placed Cuiabá is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Atlético GO. Diego Churin scored the first goal for Atlético GO in the 34th minute, then Rodriguinho tied it up for Cuiabá in the 81st minute on a feed from Daniel Guedes earning Cuiabá a comeback draw. Cuiabá is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Santos recorded a 1-0 shutout win against São Paulo. Lucas Braga struck first for Santos in the 33rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, São Paulo couldn’t muster any offence and Santos ran away with the shutout win. Santos is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Santos won by a score of 4 to 1 in front of just over seven thousand spectators. Léo Baptistão struck first for Santos in the 3rd minute, then Alesson tied it up for Cuiabá in the 11th minute on a feed from Uendel.
Santos hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Santos Almeida and Do Nascimento dos Santos, and they each have 1 goal. André and Rodriguinho are the top scorers for Cuiabá in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.