On Jun 22nd, Fortaleza will play host to Ceará in a meeting of these two Copa do Brasil teams in the anticipated Fortaleza derby. Fortaleza is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Avaí. Muriqui struck first for Avaí in the 33rd minute, then Guilherme Bissoli added another in the 40th minute on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while ceará is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Cuiabá. Neither Cuiabá nor Ceará could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Ceará is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Friday Jun 11th, Ceará hosted Fortaleza at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in their last match together. Fortaleza took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Luiz Antonio Ferreira Rodrigues scored the first goal for Fortaleza in the 21st minute, then David da Fonseca added another in the 45th minute In the end, Ceará couldn’t muster any offence and Fortaleza ran away with the shutout win. Robson Fernandes has been the most prolific scorer on Fortaleza in his last 5 matches with two goals.