The Brazilian Serie A season continues this weekend and on the 31st of July we have a meeting between Internacional and Atlético Mineiro.
The hosts begin the weekend in 4th place on 32 points while the visitors are in 7th place on 30 points. With 5 fixtures remaining in Serie A this season, both teams still have a chance to win the title.
Internacional come into the game on the back of a 2-1 loss at Palmeiras. It was a disappointing defeat against a team also pushing to win the title this season.
Having scored the equaliser in the 82nd minute, it appeared Internacional had done enough to take a point but Palmeiras scored their second goal with 2 minutes remaining on the clock.
That result means Internacional have failed to win their last 3 fixtures, all of which have been in Serie A. Prior to the defeat last week, Internacional were held by Athletico Paranaense away and São Paulo at home, the latter of which was a thrilling 3-3 draw, with 5 goals in the first half.
Trends show Internacional are difficult to beat when playing at home in Serie A and there are no losses in 20 of their most recent 23 home league games.
They have won 3 of their last 5 home Serie A matches but have kept only 2 clean sheets in their 7 most recent home league fixtures.
Atlético Mineiro make the trip to the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda having previously lost 2-1 at home against Corinthians.
Atlético Mineiro opened the scoring after only 9 minutes but conceded 2 goals in the final 10 minutes of the match, with the goals coming in the 80th and 86th minutes.
That result means Atlético Mineiro have recorded only 1 victory from their 5 most recent matches in all competitions.
In terms of Serie A, Atlético Mineiro have lost only 1 of their last 9 games, with 4 wins coming in their last 7 league matches. The wins have come over Flamengo and Fortaleza at home plus Juventude and Botafogo away.
Trends show there are no losses for Atlético Mineiro in 44 of their most recent 50 league games. They are undefeated in their last 4 league matches on the road and have scored in 11 of their last 13 away Serie A games.
Team news and Internacional are without the injured trio of Taison, Alan Patrick, and Fabricio Bustos. There are doubts over the fitness of Rene.
Atlético Mineiro have just one player unavailable and Eduardo Sasha will miss out due to a thigh injury.
Both teams need a win if they are to stay on the tails of the top three teams. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net but they are each proving difficult to beat in Serie A, meaning the match could end level.
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