In this 3rd week match, on Sun Apr 24th, Santos plays host to América Mineiro in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. Santos is fresh off their 2-1 win against Coritiba. Léo Baptistão scored the first goal for Santos in the 12th minute, then Léo Gamalho tied it up for Coritiba in the 28th minute. Santos is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed América Mineiro is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against CSA. Éder scored the first goal for América Mineiro in the 57th minute, then Matheuzinho added another in the 79th minute In the end, CSA couldn’t muster any offence and América Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. América Mineiro is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season América Mineiro won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For América Mineiro, their top scorers are Ademir and Iago Maidana, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. For Santos, their top scorers are Rodrigues de Souza Cruz and Vinicius, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.