On the 23rd of September, in this week 31 match, Náutico hosts Sampaio Corrêa in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Náutico sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Vasco da Gama. Raniel scored the first goal for Vasco da Gama in the 34th minute on a penalty, then Eguinaldo de Sousa Lemos added another in the 39th minute. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Criciúma. Ygor Catatau scored the first goal for Sampaio Corrêa in the 37th minute, then Thiago Alagoano tied it up for Criciúma in the 83rd minute on a feed from Ítalo Melo earning them at least the one point. Sampaio Corrêa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Sampaio Corrêa and Náutico last played eachother at the Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves on Jun 10th. Sampaio Corrêa was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Pimentinha struck first for Sampaio Corrêa in the 39th minute, then Gabriel Poveda added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Náutico couldn’t muster any offence and Sampaio Corrêa ran away with the shutout win.
Sampaio Corrêa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Paulo Sérgio and Rafael Costa each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Náutico’s top weapon lately has been Geuvânio, who has two goals in the last five matches.