Week 38 brings us a match on Dec 10th, where Fluminense plays host to Chapecoense in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 7th placed Fluminense, recorded a 0-2 loss against Bahia. Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior scored the first goal for Bahia in the 39th minute on a penalty shot, then Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Patrick de Lucca Chaves de Oliveira In the end, Fluminense couldn’t muster any offence and Bahia ran away with the shutout win. Fluminense is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Chapecoense is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Atlético GO. Arthur Henrique scored the first goal for Atlético GO in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Chapecoense couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético GO ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wednesday Sep 8th, Chapecoense hosted Fluminense at the Arena Condá in their last match together. Fluminense took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Raúl Bobadilla scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 10th minute, then Luiz Henrique Andre Rosa da Silva added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Danilo Barcelos. Fluminense’s most prolific scorer has been Fred. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.