Week 19 brings us a match on Jul 24th where Atlético Mineiro will host Corinthians in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Atlético Mineiro is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Botafogo. Matías Zaracho struck first for Atlético Mineiro in the 55th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Mineiro ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Atlético Mineiro should be reasonably happy with their performance, while corinthians is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Ceará. Róger Guedes scored the first goal for Corinthians in the 4th minute, but Bruno de Jesus Pacheco got the equalizer for Ceará in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 33rd minute on a goal by Vinicius Goes Barbosa de Souza to cap off a wild match. Corinthians is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Atlético Mineiro won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Corinthians is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rodinei and Róger Guedes each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Atlético Mineiro hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jussa and Alves de Araujo, and they each have 1 goal.