On Sat May 14th, in week 6, Atlético Mineiro and Atlético GO will play a match in Belo Horizonte in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Atlético Mineiro recorded a 1-2 loss against América Mineiro. Iago Maidana scored the first goal for América Mineiro in the 7th minute from the penalty spot, but Ignacio Fernández got the equalizer for Atlético Mineiro in the 70th minute from the penalty spot. Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while atlético GO is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Goiás. Elvis struck first for Goiás in the 1st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlético GO couldn’t muster any offence and Goiás ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Atlético GO hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Edson and Marlon Rodrigues Freitas, and they each have 1 goal. Eduardo Sasha has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético Mineiro in his last five matches with three goals.