Week 38 brings us a match on Nov 13th, where Corinthians hosts Atlético Mineiro at Arena Corinthians in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Corinthians recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ceará. Yuri Alberto scored the first goal for Corinthians in the 90th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ceará was frustrated by Corinthians’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Corinthians ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Corinthians should be reasonably happy with their performance, while atlético Mineiro sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Botafogo. João Victor struck first for Botafogo in the 75th minute, then Tiquinho added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Lucas Fernandes In the end, Atlético Mineiro was frustrated by Botafogo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botafogo ended the match with the shutout victory. Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, Corinthians won by a score of 2 to 1. Keno scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 9th minute, but Fábio Santos got the equalizer for Corinthians in the 80th minute But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Fábio Santos.
Eduardo Vargas has been the most effective weapon for Atlético Mineiro lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Corinthians’s top weapon lately has been Yuri Alberto, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.