In this week 9 match on Jun 5th, Fluminense will travel to Caxias do Sul to battle Juventude in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Juventude, recorded a 1-1 draw against Fortaleza. Vitor Gabriel struck first for Juventude in the 50th minute, then José Welison tied it up for Fortaleza in the 65th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Fortaleza. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Fluminense, recorded a 1-2 loss against Flamengo. Germán Cano struck first for Fluminense in the 10th minute on a feed from Manoel, then Andreas Pereira tied it up for Flamengo in the 34th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 57th minute on a goal by Gabriel Barbosa Almeida to cap off a wild match. Fluminense is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Juventude won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Germán Cano has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Fluminense. Oscar Ruiz has been the most effective weapon for Juventude lately. The midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.