On the 21st of May, in this week 7 match, Flamengo will host Goiás at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a Serie A 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, 15th placed Flamengo, recorded a 2-2 draw against Ceará. Souza Arao da Silva struck first for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Stiven Mendoza got the equalizer for Ceará in the 26th minute on a feed from Zé Roberto . Flamengo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Goiás is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Santos. Elvis scored the first goal for Goiás in the 19th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Santos couldn’t manage to score, and Goiás took the shutout win. Goiás is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Goiás is glad to have Elvis in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. For Flamengo, their top scorers are Pedro and Willian Souza Arao da Silva, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.