On Sun May 22nd, Fortaleza and Fluminense will play a match in Fortaleza in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Fortaleza, recorded a 1-3 loss against Botafogo. Moises scored the first goal for Fortaleza in the 14th minute, then in the 42nd minute, Víctor Cuesta sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Erison But luckily in the 89th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by P. de Paula Carreiro. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Fluminense recorded a 2-1 win against Athletico PR. Germán Cano scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 8th minute, then Germán Cano added another in the 78th minute. Fluminense is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Fortaleza won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Germán Cano has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Fluminense. Both Silvio Romero and Yago Pikachu have been the hottest scorers for Fortaleza in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.