On Jun 15th, Atlético Mineiro will travel to Fortaleza to battle Ceará in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Ceará sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against América Mineiro. Stiven Mendoza struck first for Ceará in the 22nd minute on a feed from Rodrigo Lindoso, then Stiven Mendoza added another in the 55th minute In the end, América Mineiro was frustrated by Ceará’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ceará ended the match with the shutout victory. Ceará is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Santos. Savio Moreira de Oliveira struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 6th minute, then Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz tied it up for Santos in the 83rd minute earning Santos a comeback draw. Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses 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 1 win apiece.
Both Eduardo Sasha and Vieira de Souza have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Mineiro in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Stiven Mendoza has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Ceará.