In this 5th week match, on Saturday May 7th, Atlético Mineiro hosts América Mineiro at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams in the ever popular Belo Horizonte derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Goiás. Givanildo Vieira de Souza struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 39th minute on a feed from Ignacio Fernández, then Apodi tied it up for Goiás in the 53rd minute on a feed from Elvis . Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed América Mineiro, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Athletico PR. 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 In the end, Athletico PR couldn’t muster any offence and América Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. América Mineiro is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses 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. Last season Atlético Mineiro won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For América Mineiro, their top scorers are Iago Maidana and Pedrinho, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Both Eduardo Sasha and Givanildo Vieira de Souza have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Mineiro in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.