On the 22nd of May, in this week 7 match, Corinthians hosts São Paulo at Arena Corinthians in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams in the ever popular São Paulo, São Paulo derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 1st placed Corinthians is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Internacional. Alan Patrick struck first for Internacional in the 25th minute on a feed from Edenilson Andrade dos Santos, then Raul Pereira Bicalho tied it up for Corinthians in the 30th minute . With 17 points in their last 10 matches Corinthians should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, São Paulo recorded a 2-1 win against Cuiabá. Jenison scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 33rd minute, then Jonathan Calleri tied it up for São Paulo in the 66th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Nikão. São Paulo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season São Paulo won the head to head battle with 1 win.
São Paulo is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Luciano and Jonathan Calleri each having 2 goals in their last five. Corinthians hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Jussa and Renato Augusto, and they each have 1 goal.