July 14th features a match where Flamengo will host Atlético Mineiro at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a clash of the Copa do Brasil. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Flamengo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Corinthians. Rodinei scored the first goal for Corinthians on an own goal in the 52nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Flamengo was frustrated by Corinthians’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Corinthians ended the match with the shutout victory. Flamengo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against São Paulo. Atlético Mineiro had 10 on net, and São Paulo had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Atlético Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 23rd of June, Atlético Mineiro was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Neither Atlético Mineiro nor Flamengo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 0 and 0 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Atlético Mineiro is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ademir and Ignacio Fernández each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Gabriel Barbosa Almeida has been the most prolific scorer on Flamengo in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.