On Wednesday Aug 24th, Fluminense hosts Corinthians at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a Copa do Brasil match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Fluminense recorded a 2-2 draw against Fortaleza. Marcilio Florencio Mota Filho struck first for Fortaleza on an own goal in the 12th minute, then Silvio Romero added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Corinthians recorded a 4-1 win against Atlético GO. Gil struck first for Corinthians in the 42nd minute on a feed from Renato Augusto, then Yuri Alberto added another in the 50th minute. Corinthians is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Corinthians won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Corinthians’s most prolific scorer has been Yuri Alberto. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Fluminense is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Germán Cano and Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima each having 2 goals in their last 5.