In this week 33 match on the 6th of October, Ituano and Cruzeiro will play a match in Belo Horizonte in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. Cruzeiro sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Ponte Preta. Felipe Amaral Casarin Damasceno struck first for Ponte Preta in the 18th minute on a feed from Pedro Guilherme Santos Felipe, then Zé Ivaldo tied it up for Cruzeiro in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Luiz Felipe da Rosa Machado But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Edu. Cruzeiro is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while ituano is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against CRB. Brenner scored the first goal for Ituano in the 62nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed CRB couldn’t manage to score, and Ituano took the shutout win. Ituano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Cruzeiro and Ituano last played eachother at the Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior on Jul 5th. Ituano and Cruzeiro battled to a 1-1 draw. Pegorari struck first for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 55th minute, then Schappo tied it up for Ituano in the 79th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Ituano.
Ituano’s most prolific scorer has been Brenner. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Cruzeiro’s most prolific scorer has been Edu. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.