On Thursday Apr 21st, Corinthians will travel to Lisboa to battle Portuguesa RJ in a clash of the Copa do Brasil. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Portuguesa RJ is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sampaio Corrêa. Leandro Amaro dos Santos Ferreira scored the first goal for Portuguesa RJ in the 81st minute, then dos Santos Ferreira added another in the 84th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sampaio Corrêa couldn’t manage to score, and Portuguesa RJ took the shutout win. Portuguesa RJ is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while corinthians is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Avaí. Róger Guedes scored the first goal for Corinthians in the 9th minute, then Róger Guedes added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Lucas Piton Crivellaro In the end, Avaí was frustrated by Corinthians’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Corinthians ended the match with the shutout victory. Corinthians is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Corinthians’s top weapon lately has been Róger Guedes, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Patrick Valverde Pedal Lopez and Leandro Amaro dos Santos Ferreira have been the hottest scorers for Portuguesa RJ in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.