Week 7 features a match on Sat May 21st, where Juventude and Palmeiras will play a match in Caxias do Sul in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Juventude recorded a 2-1 win against Avaí. Oscar Ruiz struck first for Juventude in the 25th minute, but Guilherme Bissoli got the equalizer for Avaí in the 27th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while palmeiras sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Bragantino. dos Santos de Oliveira scored the first goal for Palmeiras in the 30th minute, then Raphael Veiga added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick In the end, Bragantino couldn’t muster any offence and Palmeiras ran away with the shutout win. Palmeiras is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Palmeiras won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Dudu and Raphael Veiga have been the hottest scorers for Palmeiras in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Juventude’s most prolific scorer has been Oscar Ruiz. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.