Atletico-Mg and Red Bull Bragantino face this Sunday (03), at 18:30 (Brasilia Time), at the MRV Arena, for the 18th round of the Brazilian championship. Both clubs accumulate three consecutive defeats in the competition and seek an immediate reaction to reverse the unstable moment.
The team of Minas Gerais currently occupies the 13th position in the table, with 20 points added in 15 games. Already the team of San Paolo, although a negative sequence also lives, is in a more comfortable situation, appearing in 5th place with 27 points, nine less than the leader Flamengo, but with a game more than the Cariocas.
Recent performance and context
The rooster reaches the clash motivated by the 1-0 victory over Flamengo, in Maracanã, for the round of the 16 round of the Brazilian cup. However, the club comes from three consecutive losses to Brazilirão, who showed the need to resume urgently within the competition for the running points.
In turn, Bragantino also immediately arrested the Brazilian cup, losing 2-0 against Botafogo and faces a strong drop in performance. However, it remains among the first places of the National League.
Transmission and retrospective of comparison
The match will be displayed exclusively to the premiere via pay-per-view. The ball rolls from 18:30 (Brasilia time), in Belo Horizonte.
In the history of the duel, Atletico-Mg has a broad advantage: there are 7 wins, 11 draws and a single defeat in 19 clashes played. In the last meeting, valid for 2024 Brazilirão, Rooster won 3-0.
Probable formations and embezzlement
The team directed by Gabriel Milita will have important victims. They are Guilherme Arana (left thigh), Patrick (lumbar), Caio Maia (knees) and Fausto Vera (suspended). The novelty should be the recently regular Alexsander midfielder, who can debut as an appetizer. Defender Lyanco returns after suspension.
The probable athletic range has: Éverson; Saravia (Natanael), Lyanco, Junior Alonso and Gustavo Scarpa; Alan Franco, Igor Gomes (Alexsander) and Gabriel Boy; Ron (Biel), Cuello and Hulk (Junior Santos).
On the Bragantino side, the list of absences is also extended. I am in the Department of Medicine: Fernando, Fabrício, Juninho Capixaba, Guilherme Lopes, Eduardo, Guzmán, Matheus Fernandes and Henry Mosquera. In addition, midfielder Jhon Jhon is suspended for the accumulation of yellow cards.
The probable formation of the team led by Pedro Caixinha includes: Cleiton; Andrés Hurtado, Pedro Henrique, Gustavo Marques and Cauê (Agustín Sant’Anna); Gabriel, Eric Ramires and Fabinho; Vinicinho, Lucas Barbosa and Eduardo Sasha.
Defined arbitration
The arbitration command will be on behalf of Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ), assisted by Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha and Luiz Cláudio Regazone, both from Rio de Janeiro. The referee video will be Braulio da Silva Machado, of Santa Catarina.
Opinions and expectations
Although both teams are under pressure from good results, the local factor and recent performances against Flamengo have put Atletico-Mg as favorite. Among the hypotheses issued by Espn commentators, Jailson Vilas Boas suggested 1-1 Draw, while Rafael Marques and Paulo Cobos have shown mining victories for 2-1 and 3 to 1, respectively.
Source: Terra
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