On Sun May 8th, Palmeiras will host Fluminense in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Palmeiras, recorded a 2-1 win against Juazeirense. Fernandes Gomes scored the first goal for Juazeirense in the 5th minute, then Breno Lopes tied it up for Palmeiras in the 13th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 69th minute on a goal by Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa. Palmeiras is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while fluminense is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Coritiba. Chagas de Lima scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 19th minute, then Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Luiz Henrique Andre Rosa da Silva But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Léo Gamalho. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points 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.
Fluminense’s most prolific scorer has been Chagas de Lima. The Brazilian midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches. For Palmeiras, their top scorers are Rony and Gustavo Gómez, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.