In this 37th week match, on Saturday Oct 29th, Chapecoense hosts Náutico at Arena Condá in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Chapecoense, recorded a 3-2 win against Tombense. Perotti struck first for Chapecoense in the 14th minute, then Renato Ribeiro Calixto Aguiar tied it up for Tombense in the 16th minute , but luckily for Chapecoense it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Chapecoense is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Náutico, recorded a 0-3 loss against Grêmio. Joao Paulo de Souza Mares struck first for Grêmio in the 26th minute, then Lucas Leiva added another in the 62nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Náutico couldn’t manage to score, and Grêmio took the shutout win. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Jul 17th, Náutico hosted Chapecoense at the Itaipava Arena Pernambuco in their last match together. Chapecoense took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Geuvânio scored the first goal for Náutico in the 47th minute, but Simoes de Lacerda got the equalizer for Chapecoense in the 74th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Xandão.
Everton has been the most effective weapon for Náutico lately. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Chapecoense’s most prolific scorer has been Perotti. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.