In this week 2 match, on Sat Apr 16th, Juventude and América Mineiro will play a match in Belo Horizonte in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. América Mineiro is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Avaí. Raniele scored the first goal for Avaí in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed América Mineiro couldn’t manage to score, and Avaí took the shutout win. América Mineiro looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed Juventude, recorded a 2-2 draw against Bragantino. Miguel Silveira scored the first goal for Bragantino in the 12th minute, but Renan got the equalizer for Juventude on an own goal in the 30th minute . Juventude is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Both Ricardo Bueno and Chico have been the hottest scorers for Juventude in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Ademir has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for América Mineiro.