In a mid week match in week 23, on Thursday Aug 11th, Guarani will travel to Criciúma to battle Criciúma in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 9th placed Criciúma is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sport Recife. Lohan struck first for Criciúma in the 39th minute on a feed from Renan, then Vagner Love tied it up for Sport Recife in the 86th minute earning them at least the one point. Criciúma is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Guarani recorded a 1-2 loss against Grêmio. Mathias Villasanti struck first for Grêmio in the 20th minute on a feed from Diego Souza, then Gabriel Teixeira Aragão added another in the 76th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Criciúma and Guarani last played eachother at the Estádio Brinco De Ouro Da Princesa on Apr 28th. Guarani was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Diogo Mateus struck first for Guarani in the 72nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Criciúma was frustrated by Guarani’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Guarani ended the match with the shutout victory.
Diogo Mateus and Nicolas Careca are the top scorers for Guarani in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both Marquinhos Gabriel and Lohan have been the hottest scorers for Criciúma in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.