Week 35 brings us a match on Nov 2nd, where América Mineiro plays host to Internacional in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. América Mineiro sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Goiás. Aloisio dos Santos Goncalves scored the first goal for América Mineiro in the 60th minute on a penalty shot, then Vinicius got the equalizer for Goiás in the 61st minute on a feed from Dieguinho . América Mineiro is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Internacional, recorded a 2-1 win against Ceará. Vinicius Lima scored the first goal for Ceará in the 6th minute on a penalty, then Edenilson Andrade dos Santos tied it up for Internacional in the 65th minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 78th minute on a penalty goal by Alan Patrick. Internacional is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, Internacional was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 19000 fans. Moisés struck first for Internacional in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from de Souza Cardoso, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, América Mineiro was frustrated by Internacional’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Internacional ended the match with the shutout victory.
Alan Patrick has been the most prolific scorer on Internacional in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Both Wellington Paulista and Aloisio dos Santos Goncalves have been the hottest scorers for América Mineiro in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.