Week 6 brings us a match on May 15th where Avaí will host Juventude in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Avaí is fresh off their 2-1 win against Coritiba. Igor Paixão scored the first goal for Coritiba in the 52nd minute, but Guilherme Bissoli got the equalizer for Avaí in the 61st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 72nd minute on a penalty goal by Muriqui to cap off a wild match. Avaí is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Juventude recorded a 1-1 draw against Internacional. Vitão struck first for Internacional in the 47th minute on a feed from Carlos De Pena, then in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Paulinho sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Oscar Ruiz earning them at least the one point. Juventude looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Isidro Pitta Saldívar and Oscar Ruiz have been the hottest scorers for Juventude in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Muriqui and Guilherme Bissoli have been the hottest scorers for Avaí in the last five each having scored 2 goals.