Atletico Mineiro vs Mirassol - prediction, team news, lineups

Atletico Mineiro volition invited Mirassol to Arena MRV connected Saturday successful a Brasileiro clash betwixt 2 sides hoping their caller cupful advancement tin spark improved league signifier heading into the mediate agelong of the season.

The hosts secured a melodramatic Copa bash Brasil qualification successful midweek, portion the visitors besides precocious successful the competition, but some teams stay stuck successful the little fractional of the Serie A standings and nether unit to physique momentum domestically.

Match preview

Atletico Mineiro caput into this contention caller from an affectional and exhausting midweek conflict against Ceara, wherever Eduardo Dominguez's broadside progressed to the Copa bash Brasil circular of 16 aft a punishment shootout triumph successful Fortaleza.

Everson emerged arsenic the leader with 2 saves successful the shootout earlier converting the decisive punishment himself, portion Kaua Pascini had forced penalties with a precocious extremity during mean time, keeping Galo live successful the competition.

That qualification came arsenic a invited boost for Atletico, whose league run has been acold from convincing truthful acold – the Belo Horizonte giants presently beryllium 13th successful the Brasileiro standings with 18 points and stay lone 1 constituent supra the relegation portion heading into circular 16.

Their caller signifier has been frustratingly inconsistent, with Atletico surrendering a stoppage-time equaliser successful a 1-1 gully against Botafogo past play aft appearing acceptable for an important triumph astatine Arena MRV.

Dominguez has openly admitted concerns implicit his side's antiaircraft fragility, peculiarly from aerial situations, and Atletico person present conceded successful six consecutive Serie A matches.

The departure of nine icon Hulk to Fluminense earlier this period has besides forced a tactical reshuffle successful attack, with Bernard, Cassierra and Cuello present expected to enarthrosis greater originative work during the 2nd fractional of the campaign.

There person inactive been affirmative signs astatine home, however, wherever Atletico person picked up important victories against Sao Paulo and Athletico-PR successful caller weeks, portion the nine hierarchy is expecting a beardown assemblage astatine Arena MRV aft reducing summons prices successful an effort to galvanise support.

Mirassol, meanwhile, question to Belo Horizonte successful precocious spirits aft besides securing Copa bash Brasil qualification during the week acknowledgment to a 2-1 triumph implicit Bragantino, sealing a 3-2 aggregate success.

Tiquinho Soares scored his archetypal extremity for the nine successful that victory, portion Edson Carioca continued his beardown caller signifier with different decisive contribution.

Despite their cupful exploits, Mirassol stay heavy successful relegation occupation successful Serie A, occupying 18th spot with 13 points aft a hard opening signifier of the campaign.

Rafael Guanaes's men person struggled to crook promising performances into accordant results successful the league, though determination person been signs of betterment recently, including a 2-1 triumph implicit Corinthians and a hard-fought 1-1 gully against Chapecoense.

The visitors person shown attacking committedness passim the season, but antiaircraft weaknesses proceed to undermine their efforts, with Mirassol conceding successful each distant league crippled truthful acold this term.

Their demanding docket has besides started to instrumentality a toll physically, with Mirassol balancing Brasileiro duties alongside Copa bash Brasil and Libertadores commitments, though assurance wrong the squad has improved importantly pursuing consecutive cupful successes.

The reverse fixture betwixt the sides earlier this play ended successful an entertaining 2-2 gully astatine Maiao, underlining however small separates the 2 teams contempt their differing expectations entering the campaign.

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Atletico Mineiro stay without Patrick, Victor Hugo and Indio, who are each sidelined done injury, portion Dominguez is inactive cautiously managing the fittingness of respective players pursuing the physically demanding cupful necktie against Ceara.

Cuello has returned to the squad aft recovering from a calf contented and could diagnostic much prominently here, portion Cisse has besides resumed afloat grooming aft recovering from a thigh injury.

The hosts are expected to rotate selectively aft Thursday's exertions, though Everson should proceed successful extremity aft his heroics successful the cup.

Mirassol, meanwhile, volition question without Andre Luis, Igor Formiga, Negueba and Igor Carius, each of whom stay unavailable done wounded oregon suspension concerns.

Walter is expected to instrumentality successful extremity aft being rested recently, portion Alesson and Edson Carioca volition again supply the main attacking menace for the visitors pursuing their beardown performances against Bragantino.

Atletico Mineiro imaginable starting lineup:

Everson; Natanael, Ruan, Alonso, Lodi; Franco, Maycon, Bernard; Cuello, Reinier, Cassierra

Mirassol imaginable starting lineup:

Walter; Borges, Joao Victor, Oliveira, Reinaldo; Moura, Aldo, Shaylon; Carioca, Alesson, Eduardo

We say: Atletico Mineiro 1-0 Mirassol

Both sides get encouraged by their Copa bash Brasil progress, but Atletico's greater idiosyncratic prime and beardown location backing astatine Arena MRV could beryllium decisive successful a choky contest.

Mirassol person shown resilience successful caller weeks, though their antiaircraft issues distant from location stay hard to ignore, and the hosts whitethorn conscionable person capable to grind retired a constrictive but invaluable victory.

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