In this week 37 match, on Thu Oct 27th, Novorizontino will host Cruzeiro at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael De Biasi in a Serie B match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 16th placed Novorizontino is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Brusque. Diego Torres scored the first goal for Novorizontino in the 17th minute, then Strieder got the equalizer for Brusque in the 45th minute on a feed from da Silva . Novorizontino looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 1st placed Cruzeiro is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Guarani. Isaque scored the first goal for Guarani in the 56th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cruzeiro couldn’t muster any offence and Guarani ran away with the shutout win. Cruzeiro is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Jul 17th, Cruzeiro hosted Novorizontino at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in their last match together. Cruzeiro won by a score of 2 to 1. Adriano struck first for Cruzeiro in the 21st minute, then Quirino tied it up for Novorizontino in the 74th minute.
Cruzeiro is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rafael Silva and Edu each having 2 goals in their last five. Both Douglas Baggio and Diego Torres have been the hottest scorers for Novorizontino in the last five each having scored 2 goals.