In a weekend match in week 9, on Sat May 28th, Sampaio Corrêa will host Guarani in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Cruzeiro. Rafael Silva struck first for Cruzeiro in the 48th minute on a feed from J. Alves de Brito, then Edu added another in the 77th minute In the end, Sampaio Corrêa was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory. Sampaio Corrêa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while guarani sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Vasco da Gama. Guarani had 12 on net, and Vasco da Gama had 13, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Guarani looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Guarani won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Guarani hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Diogo Mateus and Bruno José, and they each have 1 goal. Sampaio Corrêa’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Poveda. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.