Fortaleza and Atlético-MG enter the field this Monday for the 33rd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The ball rolls later, at 20:00 (Brasilia time).
The Tricolor is growing in the Brasileirão. The team has been unbeaten for six games and climbed the table to reach the fight for a spot in the 2023 Pré-Libertadores. At home, the team is still looking for a new record: reaching the mark of one million people at the Castelão Arena this year . If the public exceeds the 40,011 mark, it will reach one million people present at the stadium in the current season. The Leão comes from a victory over América-MG. Tricolor has 44 points in the table.
For the match soon, Vojvoda will have some important absences and will need to break his head to climb the Pici Tricolor. The question is whether or not defender Marcelo Benevenuto will return, who was recovering from a sprained left ankle. With that, Habraão can start as a starter alongside Titi.
Atlético-MG comes from two rounds without winning. It drew with Ceará, and was defeated by Flamengo, in the last round. The Minas Gerais team has been in seventh position since the beginning of the return, and has 47 points.
Cuca has a big problem to solve in the alvinegro attack. Without scoring for two games, Galo still cannot count on the team’s top scorer: Hulk. The striker had a confirmed muscle injury in his left calf last Friday and is out for the rest of the season. Sasha is most likely to take the job. Alan Kardec runs out. In defense, Galo has the return of defender Jemerson, who served a suspension against Flamengo.
Both Teams Score: Yes
Despite Atlético-MG’s attack being two games without scoring the net, the team has a strong offensive power and urgently needs to climb back up the table, if they still want to dream of Libertadores. On the other hand, Fortaleza comes in a great way and has the case factor, which has been fundamental for the growing team.
Total Goals (Over/Under 2.5): Over
Attacks are qualified. They even have averages of more than one goal per game. Thus, it is expected that it will be a game full of goals.
More than 9.5 corners: Atlético-MG’s recent average of corners is close to five per match. In addition, Fortaleza has a very offensive game philosophy, and therefore, its corner rate should be interesting. Therefore, we should have at least 10 corners without much difficulty, especially considering that in the first leg, we had one.
