On Aug 18th, Athletico PR will host Flamengo at Arena De Baixada in a Copa do Brasil match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Athletico PR is fresh off their 3-2 win against Atlético Mineiro. Rabello da Costa scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 30th minute, then Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira got the equalizer for Athletico PR in the 46th minute on a feed from Pedro Henrique Azevedo Pereira But luckily in the 96th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Agustín Canobbio. Athletico PR should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Flamengo recorded a 2-0 shutout win against São Paulo. Lazaro Vinicius Marques struck first for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Gabriel Barbosa Almeida added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed São Paulo couldn’t manage to score, and Flamengo took the shutout win. Flamengo is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Flamengo and Athletico PR battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Flamengo nor Athletico PR could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 24 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Pedro has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Flamengo. For Athletico PR, their top scorers are Agustín Canobbio and Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.