Two clubs in the top half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Fluminense and Atletico Mineiro. The first-division clash scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free.
Atletico Mineiro manager Levir Culpi had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Goal): "Our placement [in the table] is good. If we consider the difficulties we have, the placement is cool. But I think it can improve. A victory over Fluminense leave us a point of the second. You can not lose strength because every game we can change this situation."
"It's cliché to talk, but it is the famous game of six points," he added. "We have to study our opponents, take the spaces and the speed of their team. We have to do this analysis and prepare efficiently to get the points in Rio. We have to because they are direct competitors, and there are 12 rounds left in the championship. Each game we have to face as a decision"
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Fluminense's Dario Conca has been instrumental in the club's season success. The 31-year-old has six goals and eight assists in 25 appearances. His average of 1.2 take-ons per match highlight the totality of his game.
Fluminense's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cavalieri; Chiquinho, Marlon, Henrique, Vieira; Valencia, Jean; Sobis, Conca, Cicero; Fred
Atletico Mineiro's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Victor; Conceicao, Silva, Jemerson, Rocha; Josue, Donizete, Datolo; Carvaljo, Jo, Guilherme
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Cruzeiro |
27 |
17 |
5 |
5 |
51 |
27 |
24 |
56 |
|||
|
2 |
Sao Paulo FC |
27 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
45 |
33 |
12 |
49 |
|||
|
3 |
Internacional |
26 |
14 |
5 |
7 |
36 |
22 |
14 |
47 |
|||
|
4 |
Grêmio |
27 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
23 |
15 |
8 |
46 |
|||
|
5 |
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista |
27 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
33 |
18 |
15 |
46 |
|||
|
6 |
Clube Atlético Mineiro |
26 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
36 |
29 |
7 |
43 |
|||
|
7 |
Fluminense |
26 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
41 |
26 |
15 |
41 |
|||
|
8 |
Santos |
26 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
32 |
23 |
9 |
39 |
|||
|
9 |
Sport |
27 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
21 |
33 |
-12 |
36 |
|||
|
10 |
Goiás |
27 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
26 |
28 |
-2 |
34 |
|||
|
11 |
Flamengo |
27 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
25 |
33 |
-8 |
34 |
|||
|
12 |
Figueirense |
27 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
25 |
37 |
-12 |
32 |
|||
|
13 |
Palmeiras |
27 |
9 |
4 |
14 |
26 |
41 |
-15 |
31 |
|||
|
14 |
Atlético-PR |
27 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
28 |
35 |
-7 |
31 |
|||
|
15 |
Bahia |
26 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
23 |
25 |
-2 |
30 |
|||
|
16 |
Coritiba |
27 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
26 |
28 |
-2 |
29 |
|||
|
17 |
Chapecoense |
26 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
23 |
31 |
-8 |
28 |
|||
|
18 |
Vitória |
27 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
28 |
38 |
-10 |
28 |
|||
|
19 |
Criciúma |
27 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
16 |
34 |
-18 |
27 |
|||
|
20 |
Botafogo |
27 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
26 |
34 |
-8 |
26 |
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