On the 21st of August, in this week 23 match, Athletico PR will host América Mineiro at Arena De Baixada 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 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 5th placed Athletico PR is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Flamengo. Fabrício Bruno struck first for Flamengo in the 56th minute on a feed from Marinho, then Fabrício Bruno added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Marinho In the end, Athletico PR couldn’t muster any offence and Flamengo ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Athletico PR should be reasonably happy with their performance, while américa Mineiro sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Santos. Pedrinho struck first for América Mineiro in the 14th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Santos was frustrated by América Mineiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. América Mineiro ended the match with the shutout victory. América Mineiro is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 30th of April, América Mineiro won by a score of 1 to 0. Juan Pablo Ramírez struck first for América Mineiro in the 75th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Athletico PR couldn’t manage to score, and América Mineiro took the shutout win.
For América Mineiro, their top scorers are Everaldo and Pedrinho, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Athletico PR’s most prolific scorer has been Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.