In a weekend match in week 16, on Sun Jul 10th, Atlético Mineiro plays host to São Paulo in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Atlético Mineiro sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Juventude. Givanildo Vieira de Souza scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 30th minute on a penalty, then Eduardo Sasha added another in the 56th minute on a feed from Eduardo Vargas. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Atlético Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, São Paulo recorded a 2-1 win against Atlético GO. Luciano struck first for São Paulo in the 24th minute on a penalty, then Rodrigues Freitas tied it up for Atlético GO in the 30th minute on a penalty. São Paulo is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Atlético Mineiro won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Patrick and Luciano have been the hottest scorers for São Paulo in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Ademir and Ignacio Fernández are the top scorers for Atlético Mineiro in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.