Jun 5th features a match where Palmeiras will host Atlético Mineiro at Allianz Parque in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Palmeiras is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Santos. Gustavo Gómez struck first for Palmeiras in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Santos couldn’t manage to score, and Palmeiras took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Palmeiras should be reasonably happy with their performance, while atlético Mineiro sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Avaí. Morato scored the first goal for Avaí in the 41st minute, then Givanildo Vieira de Souza got the equalizer for Atlético Mineiro in the 53rd minute on a feed from Mariano But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 66th minute on a goal by Eduardo Sasha. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Atlético Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Atlético Mineiro won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Ignacio Fernández and Vieira de Souza have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Mineiro in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Raphael Veiga and Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira have been the hottest scorers for Palmeiras in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.