São Paulo and América-MG will face each other this Thursday, at 8 pm (Brasilia time), at Morumbi, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil.
In addition to Galoppo, already available, coach Rogério Ceni should have important reinforcements for this Thursday’s game. The defense, previously dismantled by injuries, should have the return of defenders Miranda and Léo. Goalkeeper Jandrei, with a problem in his back, came to train, but was vetoed again.
Vagner Mancini signaled that he will move the team because of physical issues. Striker Pedrinho, who underwent hand surgery last week, and winger Danilo Avelar, who was out after feeling pain in his right thigh, are back. The coach, however, will still not be able to count on Aloísio and Alê, who are injured.
(1.65) São Paulo vs América-MG (5.60): hunches and prognosis
Both teams score: beforehand, this is an important match for both teams. Evidently, São Paulo will have a strong influence from the home atmosphere, supported by their fans. Otherwise, América-MG should also go in search of the goal. With that, we believe in a busy confrontation and with both teams scoring.
Total Goals (Over/Under 2.5): Over
São Paulo has a quality attack. For example, in the last two games Tricolor scored six goals. América-MG does not have much offensive quality and can take advantage of possible flaws in the São Paulo defense. Thus, the score must have three goals or more.
Retrospect São Paulo X América-MG
The teams faced each other on 18 occasions, . Thus, São Paulo is much superior and collects 11 victories. Meanwhile, América-MG won only twice. Therefore, the tie prevailed in five clashes. For the Copa do Brasil, Coelho never beat the current opponent.
