In this week 36 match, on Monday Nov 7th, Atlético Mineiro will play host to Botafogo in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Atlético Mineiro recorded a 2-2 draw against São Paulo. Eduardo Vargas struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 25th minute from the penalty spot, then Jonathan Calleri tied it up for São Paulo in the 40th minute from the penalty spot . Atlético Mineiro is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while botafogo is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Cuiabá. André Luís scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 41st minute, then Deyverson added another in the 52nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Botafogo couldn’t manage to score, and Cuiabá took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Botafogo should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estádio Nilton Santos, Atlético Mineiro won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost nine thousand fans. Matías Zaracho scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 55th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Botafogo was frustrated by Atlético Mineiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético Mineiro ended the match with the shutout victory.
Tiquinho and J. Pereira dos Santos are the top scorers for Botafogo in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Atlético Mineiro’s most prolific scorer has been Eduardo Vargas. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.