Two clubs in the top half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Fluminense and Sport Recife. The first-division clash scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET will be held at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Fluminense manager Enderson Moreira (via Globo): "I always think bad. I cannot develop the way I think I can. You cannot imagine how difficult it is to rent an apartment as a coach."
Sport Recife manager Eduardo Baptista (via JC Clube): "There were people who do not study football. When they talk about Europe, talk about the clichés teams: Barcelona and Real Madrid. Of course I did not say these clubs because these teams hire the best in the world. People who ridicule have to study more, watch more football."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Fred has found his scoring boots in 2015. In five league appearances, the 31-year-old has three goals and an assist.
Fluminense's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cavalieri; Lopes, Carlos, Gum, Silva; Edson, Jean; Gerson, Wagner, Vinicius; Fred
Sport Recife's Projected Lineup (4-3-2-1): Magrao; Rene, Durval, Pascoa, Oswaldo; Rithely, Wendel, Neto; Salmazzo, Souza; Joelinton
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético-PR | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Sao Paulo FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Sport | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Fluminense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Chapecoense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Goiás | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | Avaí | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 | |||
| 14 | Palmeiras | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 15 | Santos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 | |||
| 16 | Flamengo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Figueirense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Coritiba | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Joinville | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
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