In this week 18 match on the 20th of July, Athletico PR hosts Atlético GO in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Athletico PR, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Internacional. Neither Athletico PR nor Internacional could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Athletico PR should be reasonably happy with their performance, while atlético GO is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Fortaleza. Moises struck first for Fortaleza in the 74th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Atlético GO couldn’t muster any offence and Fortaleza ran away with the shutout win. Atlético GO is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Atlético GO and Athletico PR battled to a 2-2 draw. Alves Cardoso struck first for Athletico PR in the 45th minute, then Zé Roberto tied it up for Atlético GO in the 56th minute .
For Atlético GO, their top scorers are Marlon Rodrigues Freitas and Jorginho, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Both Cardoso da Cruz and Erick Luis Conrado Carvalho have been the hottest scorers for Athletico PR in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.