In this 11th week match, on Sat Jun 11th, Atlético Mineiro will play host to Santos in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Palmeiras. Palmeiras had 16 on net, and Atlético Mineiro had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Atlético Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Santos is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Athletico PR. Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida scored the first goal for Santos in the 11th minute, then Pablo Felipe got the equalizer for Athletico PR in the 43rd minute on a feed from Pedro Rocha . Santos is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Santos’s most prolific scorer has been Santos Almeida. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Atlético Mineiro’s most prolific scorer has been Givanildo Vieira de Souza. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.