Week 5 brings us a match on May 8th, where Fortaleza and São Paulo will play a match in Fortaleza in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Fortaleza is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Corinthians. Jussa scored the first goal for Corinthians on an own goal in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fortaleza was frustrated by Corinthians’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Corinthians ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while são Paulo sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Santos. Jonathan Calleri struck first for São Paulo in the 10th minute, then Santos Almeida tied it up for Santos in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. São Paulo is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
São Paulo and Fortaleza last played eachother at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo on the 16th of September. Fortaleza won by a score of 3 to 1. Ronald scored the first goal for Fortaleza in the 21st minute, then Ángelo Henríquez added another in the 82nd minute.
São Paulo is glad to have Jonathan Calleri in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Fortaleza is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Yago Pikachu and Silvio Romero each having 2 goals in their last five.