On Dec 12th, Atlético Mineiro hosts Athletico PR at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in a meeting of these two Copa do Brasil teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 4-3 win against Bragantino. Keno scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 20th minute, but Ytalo Jose Oliveira dos Santos got the equalizer for Bragantino in the 39th minute , but fortunately for Atlético Mineiro it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Atlético Mineiro is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while athletico PR is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Palmeiras. Neither Athletico PR nor Palmeiras could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 23 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Athletico PR is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each. Atlético Mineiro is glad to have Vieira de Souza in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored seven goals.