In this week 9 match, on Friday May 27th, Ituano and Náutico will play a match in Itu in a clash of these two mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Ituano sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Operário PR. Kaio Silva Mendes struck first for Ituano in the 18th minute on a feed from João Victor, then Jorge Roa Jiménez added another in the 49th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 87th minute on a goal by Giovanni Pavani. Ituano is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while náutico is fresh off their 1-1 draw against CSA. Geovane Santos scored the first goal for CSA in the 25th minute, then Victor Ferraz tied it up for Náutico in the 85th minute earning them at least the one point. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Náutico is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ailton and Pedro Vitor each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Ituano hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Bernardo Schappo and Lucas, and they each have 1 goal.