On Thu May 12th, Corinthians will host Portuguesa RJ at Arena Corinthians in a Copa do Brasil match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Corinthians recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Fortaleza. Jussa struck first for Corinthians on an own goal in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fortaleza was frustrated by Corinthians’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Corinthians ended the match with the shutout victory. Corinthians is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while portuguesa RJ is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Corinthians. Otacilio Brito Alves struck first for Portuguesa RJ in the 2nd minute, then Jô tied it up for Corinthians in the 45th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Corinthians. Portuguesa RJ is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 21st, Portuguesa RJ hosted Corinthians at the Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica in their last match together. Portuguesa RJ and Corinthians battled to a 1-1 draw. Otacilio Brito Alves scored the first goal for Portuguesa RJ in the 2nd minute, but Jô got the equalizer for Corinthians in the 45th minute earning Corinthians a comeback draw.
Both Patrick Valverde Pedal Lopez and dos Santos Ferreira have been the hottest scorers for Portuguesa RJ in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Róger Guedes has been the most prolific scorer on Corinthians in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.