Week 3 features a match on Sunday Apr 24th, where Náutico will host Operário PR in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Náutico is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Bahia. do Espirito Santos Torres struck first for Bahia in the 12th minute on a feed from Marco Antonio, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Náutico couldn’t muster any offence and Bahia ran away with the shutout win. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Operário PR, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ponte Preta. Bernardo scored the first goal for Operário PR on an own goal in the 26th minute, then Thales added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Felipe Saraiva In the end, Ponte Preta was frustrated by Operário PR’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Operário PR ended the match with the shutout victory. Operário PR is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Náutico won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Operário PR’s most prolific scorer has been Paulo Sérgio. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.