Week 30 brings us a match on Oct 5th, where Athletico PR will play host to Fortaleza in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Athletico PR sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Santos. Luan struck first for Santos in the 35th minute on a feed from Felipe Jonatan Rocha Andrade, then Nicolas Hernandez Rodriguez added another on an own goal in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Athletico PR couldn’t muster any offence and Santos ran away with the shutout win. Athletico PR is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Fortaleza, recorded a 3-2 win against Flamengo. Pedro Rocha struck first for Fortaleza in the 18th minute, then Barbosa Almeida tied it up for Flamengo in the 32nd minute , but Fortaleza kept scoring and walked away with the win. Fortaleza should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Jun 12th, Fortaleza hosted Athletico PR in their last match together. Fortaleza and Athletico PR battled to a 0-0 draw. Fortaleza had 23 on net, and Athletico PR had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Pedro Rocha has been the most prolific scorer on Fortaleza in the last five matches with 2 goals. David Terans has been the most prolific scorer on Athletico PR in his last 5 matches with two goals.