Week 27 brings us a match on Sep 18th, where Corinthians and América Mineiro will play a match in Belo Horizonte in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, América Mineiro recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Botafogo. Neither Botafogo nor América Mineiro could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. América Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Corinthians is fresh off their 1-1 draw against São Paulo. Yuri Alberto struck first for Corinthians in the 14th minute on a feed from Giuliano, but Éder got the equalizer for São Paulo in the 33rd minute earning São Paulo a comeback draw. Corinthians is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 29th of May, Corinthians and América Mineiro battled to a 1-1 draw. dos Santos Goncalves struck first for América Mineiro in the 67th minute on a feed from Egea, but Gustavo Silva got the equalizer for Corinthians in the 82nd minute earning Corinthians at least a draw.
Corinthians’s most prolific scorer has been Yuri Alberto. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Henrique Almeida has been the most effective weapon for América Mineiro lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.