On Fri Oct 28th, in week 37, Londrina hosts Ituano at Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff in a Serie B match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Londrina is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sport Recife. Vagner Love struck first for Sport Recife in the 39th minute on a feed from Facundo Labandeira Castro, then Gegê tied it up for Londrina in the 52nd minute on a feed from Matheus Lucas But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Caprini. Londrina is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while ituano is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sampaio Corrêa. Vinícius dos Santos de Oliveira Paiva struck first for Ituano in the 87th minute on a feed from Lucas, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sampaio Corrêa was frustrated by Ituano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ituano ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Ituano should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior, Ituano and Londrina battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Ituano nor Londrina could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Ituano’s most prolific scorer has been G. de Sousa Barros. The Brazilian midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Londrina’s most prolific scorer has been Caprini. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.