On the 21st of May, in this week 7 match, Atlético GO will host Coritiba in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 19th placed Atlético GO, recorded a 0-2 loss against Atlético Mineiro. Marlon Rodrigues Freitas struck first for Atlético Mineiro on an own goal in the 14th minute, then Vieira de Souza added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Ignacio Fernández In the end, Atlético GO couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. Atlético GO looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Coritiba is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against América Mineiro. Andriy Sakhnevych struck first for Coritiba in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, América Mineiro was frustrated by Coritiba’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Coritiba ended the match with the shutout victory. Coritiba is looking for direction having earned 14 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.
Both Léo Gamalho and Igor Paixão have been the hottest scorers for Coritiba in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Atlético GO is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rodrigues Freitas and Jorginho each only have 1 goal in their last five.