On the 22nd of October, Ituano hosts Sampaio Corrêa in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 8th placed Ituano is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Criciúma. Fagundes de Freitas struck first for Criciúma in the 35th minute, then Rômulo added another in the 59th minute In the end, Ituano couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win. Ituano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 2-1 win against Chapecoense. Lucas Araujo struck first for Sampaio Corrêa in the 11th minute, then William Popp tied it up for Chapecoense in the 44th minute on a feed from Alisson Farias. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sampaio Corrêa should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sat Jul 9th, Sampaio Corrêa was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Gabriel Poveda scored the first goal for Sampaio Corrêa in the 45th minute, then Mauricio Silva dos Santos added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Pará At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ituano couldn’t manage to score, and Sampaio Corrêa took the shutout win.
Gabriel Poveda has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Sampaio Corrêa. Both Brenner and G. de Sousa Barros have been the hottest scorers for Ituano in the last five each having scored 2 goals.