In this week 32 match, on Thu Sep 29th, Náutico and Sport Recife will play a match in Recife in a clash of the Serie B in the ever popular Recife derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sport Recife sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Grêmio. Gabriel Teixeira Aragão scored the first goal for Grêmio in the 52nd minute, then Lucas Leiva added another in the 59th minute In the end, Sport Recife couldn’t muster any offence and Grêmio ran away with the shutout win. Sport Recife is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Náutico recorded a 1-3 loss against Sampaio Corrêa. Julio scored the first goal for Náutico in the 6th minute, then Gabriel Poveda tied it up for Sampaio Corrêa in the 36th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Rafael Costa to cap off a wild match. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Sport Recife and Náutico last played eachother at the Itaipava Arena Pernambuco on the 18th of June. Náutico and Sport Recife battled to a 1-1 draw. Kayke scored the first goal for Sport Recife in the 35th minute, but Franco Escobar got the equalizer for Náutico in the 75th minute earning Náutico at least a draw.
Náutico’s most prolific scorer has been Geuvânio. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.