In a weekend match in week 37, on Sunday Dec 5th, Atlético Mineiro hosts Bragantino in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Atlético Mineiro recorded a 2-1 win against Fluminense. Manoel scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 14th minute, but Vieira de Souza got the equalizer for Atlético Mineiro in the 38th minute But luckily in the 60th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Givanildo Vieira de Souza. Atlético Mineiro is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bragantino recorded a 0-1 loss against Juventude. Ricardo Bueno struck first for Juventude in the 45th minute on a feed from Michel, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bragantino couldn’t muster any offence and Juventude ran away with the shutout win. Bragantino is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragantino and Atlético Mineiro battled to a 1-1 draw. Nathan Silva struck first for Bragantino on an own goal in the 16th minute, then Diego Costa tied it up for Atlético Mineiro in the 86th minute on a feed from Eduardo Sasha squeezing out at least the one point for Atlético Mineiro.
Bragantino’s most prolific scorer has been Artur. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Vieira de Souza has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Atlético Mineiro.