Week 30 features a match on Wed Sep 14th, where Ponte Preta hosts Ituano at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Ponte Preta recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sport Recife. Lucca scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 11th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sport Recife couldn’t muster any offence and Ponte Preta ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Ponte Preta should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Ituano recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Tombense. Brenner struck first for Ituano in the 59th minute, then Gerson Alencar de Lima Junior added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Brenner In the end, Tombense was frustrated by Ituano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ituano ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Ituano should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Ituano and Ponte Preta last played eachother at the Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior on Jun 7th. Ponte Preta won by a score of 2 to 1. Lucca scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 11th minute on a penalty, then Lucca added another in the 25th minute.
Ituano is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rafael Papagaio and Lucas Costa each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Lucca has been the most prolific scorer on Ponte Preta in the last 5 matches with three goals.