In this week 30 match, on Thu Oct 6th, Santos will host Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 11th placed Santos, recorded a 0-1 loss against Internacional. Carlos De Pena struck first for Internacional in the 23rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Santos was frustrated by Internacional’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Internacional ended the match with the shutout victory. Santos is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Fluminense. Givanildo Vieira de Souza scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 41st minute, then Vieira de Souza added another in the 65th minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fluminense couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Mineiro took the shutout win. Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Jun 11th, Atlético Mineiro hosted Santos in their last match together. Atlético Mineiro and Santos battled to a 1-1 draw. Sávio Moreira de Oliveira struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 6th minute, then Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz tied it up for Santos in the 83rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Santos.
Atlético Mineiro’s top weapon lately has been Vieira de Souza, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Savio and Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida are the top scorers for Santos in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.