On the 2nd of December, Atlético Mineiro will travel to Salvador to battle Bahia in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Bahia sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Grêmio. Matheus Bahia Santos struck first for Bahia in the 13th minute on a feed from Raí Nascimento, then Raí Nascimento added another in the 18th minute. Bahia is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Palmeiras. Wesley scored the first goal for Palmeiras in the 28th minute, then Matías Zaracho tied it up for Atlético Mineiro in the 36th minute . Atlético Mineiro is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 5th of August, Bahia hosted Atlético Mineiro in their last match together. Bahia won by a score of 2 to 1. Pereira da Silva struck first for Bahia in the 12th minute on a feed from Rodrigo Eduardo Costa Marinho, then Juninho Capixaba added another in the 10th minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Atlético Mineiro is glad to have Givanildo Vieira de Souza in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Bahia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Rosicley Pereira da Silva and Daniel Sampaio Simoes, and they each have 1 goal.