On the 19th of September, in this week 27 match, Atlético GO hosts Internacional at Estádio Antônio Accioly in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 19th placed Atlético GO, recorded a 0-2 loss against Coritiba. Alef Manga struck first for Coritiba in the 45th minute, then Fabrício Daniel added another in the 50th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Atlético GO couldn’t manage to score, and Coritiba took the shutout win. Atlético GO looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while internacional is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cuiabá. Alexandre struck first for Internacional in the 68th minute on a feed from Pedro Henrique, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cuiabá couldn’t manage to score, and Internacional took the shutout win. Internacional should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Monday May 30th, Internacional and Atlético GO battled to a 1-1 draw. Wanderson struck first for Internacional in the 12th minute on a feed from Alan Patrick, then Diego Churin tied it up for Atlético GO in the 79th minute earning Atlético GO at least a draw.
Alexandre has been the most effective weapon for Internacional lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Atlético GO hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Wellington Rato and Diego Churin, and they each have 1 goal.