Week 28 brings us a match on Sep 29th where Atlético Mineiro plays host to Palmeiras in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 7th placed Atlético Mineiro, recorded a 0-1 loss against Avaí. Guilherme Bissoli struck first for Avaí in the 54th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Atlético Mineiro couldn’t manage to score, and Avaí took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 1st placed Palmeiras is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Santos. Miguel Merentiel struck first for Palmeiras in the 77th minute on a feed from Murilo Cerqueira, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Santos couldn’t muster any offence and Palmeiras ran away with the shutout win. Palmeiras is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On Jun 5th, Palmeiras hosted Atlético Mineiro at the Allianz Parque in their last match together. Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro battled to a 0-0 draw. Palmeiras had 16 on net, and Atlético Mineiro had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Palmeiras is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rony and Miguel Merentiel each having 2 goals in their last five. Vieira de Souza has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético Mineiro in his last five matches with two goals.