On the 27th of August, Cruzeiro and Náutico will play a match in Belo Horizonte in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Cruzeiro is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Grêmio. Henrique Luvannor struck first for Cruzeiro in the 17th minute on a feed from Lucas Oliveira, then Diego Souza tied it up for Grêmio in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from de Souza Mares . Cruzeiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Náutico, recorded a 1-2 loss against Vila Nova. Rafael Ferreira Donato struck first for Náutico on an own goal in the 18th minute, but Wagner got the equalizer for Vila Nova in the 79th minute But luckily in the 91st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ferreira Donato. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On Sun May 15th, Náutico hosted Cruzeiro in their last match together. Cruzeiro took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Willian scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 39th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Náutico couldn’t muster any offence and Cruzeiro ran away with the shutout win.
Jobson Souza Santos and Maurício are the top scorers for Náutico in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. de Melo Araujo Junior and Bruno Nascimento are the top scorers for Cruzeiro in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.