Atlético-GO and São Paulo play this Thursday the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal. The ball rolls at 21:30 (Brasília time) at Serra Dourada.
After firing Jorginho, Eduardo Baptista makes his debut at Dragão. The coach changed Atlético-GO’s tactical scheme, which goes from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2, and promotes four changes in the team. Hayner, Arthur Henrique, Airton and Luiz Fernando (suspended) leave. Enter Dudu, Jefferson, Edson Fernando and Churín, who couldn’t face Goiás over the weekend because he was suspended. Luiz Fernando was sent off in the second game against Nacional-URU and is suspended; Willian Maranhão is not registered.
Rogério Ceni will have reinforcements for the game in Goiânia. Jandrei, who was injured in the games against Ceará, has already returned to the team. In defense, Ferraresi was registered and will be able to play in Mirada’s spot, vetoed due to injury. Gabriel Neves, recovered from an ankle injury, can play.
Despite the return of some players, São Paulo still has important shortages. Arboleda (left ankle surgery), Caio (right knee surgery), Miranda (ankle injury), Nikão (thigh injury) and André Anderson (muscle pain).
Atletico-GO vs Sao Paulo Retrospect
Beforehand, according to the OGol website, the teams faced each other on 14 occasions, with an advantage for São Paulo. Since he won six times. On the other hand, Atlético-GO has four wins. As well as there were four draws.
Both Teams Score – Yes
Certainly, the teams are looking to achieve a good result for the return game. Since they are aiming for the title of the competition. In addition, Atlético-GO is 100% successful at home. However, he has been showing some defensive problems in recent matches. Therefore, São Paulo should take the opportunity to balance the nets.
Over 2.5 Goals Scored – Yes
Certainly, with the teams looking for victory and scoring the nets, the tendency is for the match to end with more than 2.5 goals. In addition, the hosts have been showing good performance in front of their fans and have five goals in two games in the jungle phase of the competition. Meanwhile, in São Paulo’s last four games in the tournament, only one ended with less than three goals.
Last 5 matches
Atlético-GO comes from a negative sequence in the season, counting with only one victory in the last five games. In fact, the only triumph is the 3 x 0 in the return against Nacional for the Copa Sudamericana. In the rest, for the Copa do Brasil, the team lost 4 x 1 to Corinthians and said goodbye to the competition.
In addition, for the 2022 Brazilian Championship, Dragão drew goalless with Botafogo away from home, in addition to the 1 x 1 with Cuiabá. Finally, it arrives for the confrontation with the defeat in the classic against Goiás by the score of 2 x 1.
São Paulo has a negative sequence as well. Therefore, for the 2022 Brazilian Championship, the team beat RB Bragantino 3 x 0. However, it lost 1 x 0 to Santos and Fortaleza.
