May 21st features a match where Santos will host Ceará at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Santos, recorded a 0-1 loss against Goiás. Elvis struck first for Goiás in the 19th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Santos couldn’t muster any offence and Goiás ran away with the shutout win. Santos is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while ceará is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Flamengo. Souza Arao da Silva struck first for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Stiven Mendoza tied it up for Ceará in the 26th minute on a feed from Zé Roberto . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
In their last match on Wednesday Nov 4th, Ceará was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Vinicius Goes Barbosa de Souza scored the first goal for Ceará in the 70th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Santos was frustrated by Ceará’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ceará ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Vinícius Machado and Nino Paraíba have been the hottest scorers for Ceará in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Santos is glad to have Santos Almeida in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.