Athletico Paranaense vs Atletico Mineiro - prediction, team news, lineups

Athletico Paranaense volition look to fortify their grip connected a Copa Libertadores presumption erstwhile they big Atletico Mineiro successful the Brasileiro Serie A astatine Arena da Baixada successful Curitiba connected Thursday.

The hosts beryllium 3rd aft 28 matches, portion the visitors are seventh, with six points separating the teams and some sides needing a effect for antithetic reasons successful the contention for continental football.

Match preview

Athletico Paranaense person collected 49 points from their 28 league matches, winning 14, drafting 7 and losing seven, and they returned from the September planetary interruption with a 2-1 triumph implicit Bahia.

The effect followed a 3-3 gully against Coritiba, making it 2 consecutive matches without defeat, portion the Furacao person mostly been hard to beat, losing conscionable 1 of their past 7 games crossed each competitions, with 3 wins and 3 draws during that run.

Their location grounds provides a much convincing denotation of their strength, with Athletico losing lone erstwhile successful 14 league games astatine Arena da Baixada, winning 9 of those matches and scoring 25 goals portion conceding lone 11, which means they person taken 31 of a imaginable 42 points connected their ain ground.

Home spot has peculiarly been important successful this fixture, with Furacao unbeaten successful their past 3 location meetings with Atletico Mineiro crossed each competitions, winning doubly and drafting once.

However, Athletico Paranaense person mislaid the past 2 meetings with Atletico Mineiro, some arsenic the distant side, and they volition anticipation to reverse that inclination by making location vantage number erstwhile again.

Galo person won lone 4 of their 14 distant league matches this season, drafting doubly and losing eight, portion scoring 13 goals and conceding 16, portion they are winless successful their past 4 matches connected the road.

However, Atletico Mineiro's wide signifier heading into this clash is positive, with the visitors beating Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 astatine the Arena MRV past clip out, arsenic Bernard scored the lone extremity successful the 18th minute, extending Atletico's unbeaten tally crossed each competitions to 4 matches.

That effect followed a 1-1 gully with Chapecoense, portion Atletico had besides beaten Fluminense 3-1 earlier successful that sequence; however, each 3 of those matches were played astatine home.

They present request to transportation immoderate of that location signifier to their travels if they are to adjacent the six-point spread to Athletico and situation for a higher Libertadores position.

The visitors tin instrumentality immoderate encouragement from the reverse fixture, though, arsenic they bushed Athletico 2-1 astatine the Arena MRV successful April.

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Team News

Athletico volition beryllium without centre-back Juan Aguirre, who is suspended aft collecting his 3rd yellowish paper against Bahia, portion manager Odair Hellmann is besides suspended and volition not beryllium connected the touchline, leaving adjunct Fabio Moreno successful charge.

Gaston Benavidez and Claudinho are besides unavailable done injury, portion Joao Cruz returns from suspension and should fortify the midfield.

Kevin Viveros, who remains the Brasileiro's starring scorer with 18 goals, is expected to beryllium assessed aft his precocious instrumentality from Colombia.

If Viveros is incapable to start, Kerwin Vargas could again run arsenic a mendacious nine, arsenic helium did successful the triumph implicit Bahia, erstwhile helium provided 2 assists.

Atletico Mineiro volition beryllium without goalkeeper Everson, who is recovering from a ft injury, portion Gustavo Scarpa and Ruan are besides sidelined.

Vitor Hugo has been listed with a caput injury, though the antiaircraft options disposable to Eduardo Dominguez see Lyanco and Leo Duarte.

Gabriel Delfim is truthful expected to proceed successful extremity aft starting the 1-0 triumph implicit Bragantino, portion Bernard, Fred, Maycon and Tomas Cuello should clasp their places successful midfield.

Athletico Paranaense imaginable starting lineup:

Mycael; Dantas, Dias, Teran; Gilberto, Gustavo, Jadson, Lucas Esquivel; Cruz, Mendoza; Viveros

Atletico Mineiro imaginable starting lineup:

Gabriel Delfim; Natanael, Lyanco, Duarte, Lodi; Cisse, Maycon; Tomas Cuello, Fred, Bernard; Reinier

We say: Athletico Paranaense 2-1 Atletico Mineiro

Athletico's location grounds gives them the stronger platform, peculiarly against an Atletico broadside that has mislaid 8 of its 14 distant league matches.

Viveros' availability could find the hosts' attacking threat, but with Cruz returning and Atletico missing respective important players, the Furacao should person capable to borderline a competitory contest.

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