On Sun Aug 14th, in week 22, Flamengo hosts Athletico PR in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed Flamengo, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against São Paulo. Lazaro Vinicius Marques scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Gabriel Barbosa Almeida added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Everton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro In the end, São Paulo was frustrated by Flamengo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Flamengo ended the match with the shutout victory. Flamengo looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Athletico PR recorded a 3-2 win against Atlético Mineiro. Rabello da Costa struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 30th minute on a feed from Ignacio Fernández, then Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira tied it up for Athletico PR in the 46th minute But luckily in the 96th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Agustín Canobbio. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Athletico PR should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Flamengo and Athletico PR battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Flamengo nor Athletico PR could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 24 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
For Athletico PR, their top scorers are Agustín Canobbio and Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Pedro has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Flamengo.