On the 8th of May, Internacional and Juventude will play a match in Caxias do Sul in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 19th placed Juventude is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Botafogo. Isidro Pitta Saldívar struck first for Juventude in the 64th minute, but Diego Gonçalves got the equalizer for Botafogo in the 83rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Botafogo. Juventude looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Internacional, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Avaí. Internacional had 21 on net, and Avaí had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Internacional is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Internacional’s most prolific scorer has been Alexandre. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. For Juventude, their top scorers are Oscar Ruiz and Isidro Pitta Saldívar, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.