On the 10th of October, Atlético GO hosts Palmeiras at Estádio Antônio Accioly in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Atlético GO sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Fluminense. Jhon Arias scored the first goal for Fluminense in the 5th minute on a penalty, then Germán Cano added another in the 37th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 89th minute on a goal by Rodrigues Freitas to cap off a wild match. Atlético GO is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Palmeiras recorded a 3-1 win against Botafogo. Tiquinho scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 20th minute, but Furtado Scarpa got the equalizer for Palmeiras in the 26th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 36th minute on a goal by Rocha de Oliveira. Palmeiras is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
Atlético GO and Palmeiras last played eachother at the Allianz Parque on Jun 16th. Palmeiras won by a score of 4 to 2 in front of almost 39000 excited fans. Diego Churin struck first for Atlético GO in the 29th minute, then in the 42nd minute, Gabriel Veron sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Vivian Finally they completed the comback in the 44th minute on a goal by Gustavo Gómez to cap off a wild match.
For Palmeiras, their top scorers are Miguel Merentiel and Murilo Cerqueira, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. For Atlético GO, their top scorers are Wellington Rato and Baralhas, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.