In a mid week match on Monday May 16th, in week 7, Ituano hosts Grêmio at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior in a Serie B match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Ituano, recorded a 1-2 loss against Novorizontino. Douglas Baggio struck first for Novorizontino in the 17th minute, then Lucas tied it up for Ituano in the 39th minute. Ituano is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Grêmio is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Cruzeiro. Rodrigo Ferreira struck first for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 27th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Grêmio couldn’t muster any offence and Cruzeiro ran away with the shutout win. Grêmio is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Diego Souza has been the most prolific scorer on Grêmio in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Rafael Papagaio has been the most prolific scorer on Ituano in the last five matches with 2 goals.