Cuiaba hosts Flamengo RJ in round 4 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Friday, July 2nd at Arena Pantanal (Cuiabá)
Cuiaba dominates in the state of Mato Grosso, but this region, to put it mildly, is not the most developed in terms of football. In 2020, the Greens managed to take 4th place in Serie B, and this was enough to advance to the country's top league for the first time in history. So far, Cuiaba has not managed to gain a single victory. But one cannot say that the newcomer is too weak. It has lost only to Fluminense away, and the defeat was minimal. The remaining four matches ended in draws with a score of 2-2 or 0-0. On Monday, the Greens did not score goals in the match against Sport Recife. So far, they have enough points not to fall into the top three, but they need to win.
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Flamengo RJ won the championship both in 2019 and in 2020. Beyond that, the Vultures won Copa Libertadores under the management of Jorge Jesus. Now Rogerio Seni's charges have won the state championship, went to the playoffs of Copa Libertadores, and do not experience any problems in the national cup. But in Serie A, the start was actually a failure, although the grandee from Rio de Janeiro won both starting games (1-0 against Palmeiras and 2-0 against America Mineiro). But then Flamengo began to slow down. Seemingly turning the course of the game against Bragantino thanks to Rodrigo Muniz's double, the Vultures still lost at home to Red Bulls (2-3). Then, having beaten Fortaleza, Flamengo lost to Juventude away. The goal of Campos, which was scored in the middle of the first half, remained the only one. As a result, the champion scored only nine points and rounds out the top 10 of the Serie A standings.
Cuiaba had not played in Serie A before, and the team never crossed paths with Flamengo even in the cup. So, this will be the first head-to-head confrontation between these teams. Cuiaba looks much weaker, and the situation forces Flamengo to play only to win. We recommend betting that the visitors will be able to win with a -1 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Flamengo to win with -1.0 handicap
