On the 24th of October, in this week 33 match, Fortaleza will play host to Atlético Mineiro in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Fortaleza recorded a 2-1 win against América Mineiro. Thiago Galhardo struck first for Fortaleza in the 34th minute on a feed from Pedro Rocha, then Thiago Galhardo added another in the 83rd minute. Fortaleza should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Flamengo. Sousa Soares struck first for Flamengo in the 38th minute on a feed from Fabrício Bruno, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlético Mineiro was frustrated by Flamengo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Flamengo ended the match with the shutout victory. Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Atlético Mineiro and Fortaleza last played eachother at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio on Jun 26th. Atlético Mineiro won by a score of 3 to 2. Jose Romario Silva de Souza scored the first goal for Fortaleza in the 3rd minute, then Jose Romario Silva de Souza added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Moises But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 96th minute on a goal by Jussa.
Vieira de Souza has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético Mineiro in the last 5 matches with three goals. Thiago Galhardo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Fortaleza.