Two clubs in the top half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Atletico Mineiro and Santos. The first-division clash scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET will be held at Independence Stadium in Belo Horizonte and can be live streamed here free.
Atletico Mineiro manager Levir Culpi had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Super Esportes): "To be honest, it will be very difficult for me to continue here [at the club]. It is a possibility. We also cannot say because you can get something different. In my head, it's very difficult to continue in Brazilian football next year."
"I think I'll stop training in Brazil," he added. "I would rather train a team that has a C Series project, something cool."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Santos' Robinho has returned to his native land from AC Milan. The 30-year-old has two goals in seven appearances with the club and is averaging 1.7 key passes per match.
Atletico Mineiro's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Victor; Conceicao, Silva, Edcarlos, Rocha, Josue, Donizete; Guilherme, Datolo, Carvalho; Tardelli
Santos FC's Projected Lineup (4-2-1-3): Aranha; Carlos, Braz, Dracena, Cicinho; Arouca, Souza; Lima; Robinho, Damiao, Gabriel
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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 52 | |||
| 2 | Internacional | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 44 | |||
| 3 | Sao Paulo FC | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 43 | |||
| 4 | Grêmio | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 40 | |||
| 5 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 40 | |||
| 6 | Fluminense | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 37 | |||
| 7 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 37 | |||
| 8 | Sport | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 35 | |||
| 9 | Santos | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Flamengo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Goiás | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Figueirense | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Atlético-PR | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Chapecoense | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Bahia | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Vitória | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Botafogo | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Coritiba | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Criciúma | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Palmeiras | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 22 |
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