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."

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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

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Cruzeiro24164449252452
2Internacional24135631181344
3Sao Paulo FC24127542301243
4Grêmio2411761914540
5Sport Club Corinthians Paulista241010429171240
6Fluminense24107737241337
7Clube Atlético Mineiro2310763024637
8Sport2410592128-735
9Santos239682720733
10Flamengo248792229-731
11Goiás238692323030
12Figueirense2485112133-1229
13Atlético-PR2477102733-628
14Chapecoense2476112026-627
15Bahia2468102023-326
16Vitória2366112431-724
17Botafogo2365122429-523
18Coritiba2458112224-223
19Criciúma2458111231-1923
20Palmeiras2364131836-1822