Atletico Mineiro vs Atletico Paranaense – Brasileirao Serie A – Preview

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Sreya

Atletico Mineiro vs Atletico Paranaense – Atletico Mineiro hosts Atletico Paranaense at the Estadio Independencia on 14th June, Wednesday in a Brasileirao Serie A match.

Atletico Mineiro are sixteenth in the league standings with six points while Atletico Paranaense are twentieth in the league standings with two points. Atletico Mineiro have won just one game so far while Atletico Paranaense are yet to win a match.

Both clubs lost their previous game by a 2-0 scoreline, Atletico Mineiro to Vitoria and Atletico Paranaense to Santos FC.

Team News

Lucas Candido, Marcos Rocha and Adilson are sidelined through injuries while Juan Cazares is on international duty. The visitors will be without Weverton who is on international duty and the injured Guilherme.

Atletico Mineiro Possible Starting Lineup: Victor, Alex Silva, Felipe Santana, Gabriel, Fabio Santos, Yago, Rafael Carioca, Valdivia, Elias, Fred, Robinho.

Atletico Paranaense Possible Starting Lineup: Santos, Jonathan, Paulo Andre, Thiago Heleno, Sidcley, Lucho Gonzalez, Otavia, Matheus Rossetto, Pablo, Grafite, Nikao.

“We have to maintain unity, concentration and confidence in the talent and quality of the cast. This is the only way to win the next game and get out of this situation.

We have to find a solution in the Brazilian Championship to make less mistakes, to talk, to support the players who are a little more difficult so that everyone feels confident and can give the necessary feedback so that we can win,”

– Leonardo Silva, Atletico Mineiro.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Atletico Mineiro vs Atletico Paranaense H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs resulted in three wins for Atletico Paranaense, one win for Atletico Mineiro and one draw.

However, Atletico Paranaense have failed to win any of their last fourteen away games in the Brasileirao Serie A. With both teams struggling to find the back of the net, this is likely to be a low-scoring affair with the home side favorites to win in a 1-0 result.