Palmeiras and Atlético-MG decide this Wednesday a spot in the semifinals of Libertadores. The match will be played at Allianz Parque and will start at 21:30 (Brasília time) In the first leg, in Belo Horizonte, Verdão and Galo were tied 2-2. Whoever wins in São Paulo guarantees classification, and a new equality on the scoreboard takes the decision to penalty kicks.
With Rony at his disposal, Abel Ferreira can change the Palmeiras offensive system. The striker recovered from a muscle injury and participated in the second half of the game against Goiás, on Sunday. If selected from the start, shirt 10 could take López’s spot.
Atlético traveled to São Paulo with all the players in the squad. Even Guilherme Arana. Which raises doubts. The side is (or at least was) injured in the thigh. In his place, Cuca must use Rubens. The Galo coach will have Zaracho back, but the attacking midfielder can be positioned more open on the right, giving way to Nacho in the central frame. There is a clear fight between Jair and Otávio to see who will pair up with Allan.
At first, according to the Gol website, the teams faced each other 77 times, with Alviverde being the advantage. Verdão won 34 times against Galo 26 times, with 17 draws. Above all, in the last five duels, the teams kept their balance and ended the games in a draw.
Palmeiras
Verdão arrives for the second match with survival and motivated. After being 2-0 down in the first leg, the São Paulo team managed to draw in stoppage time and arrive as a favorite for the second match.
In addition to Libertadores, Palmeiras is the clear leader of the Brasileirão 2022.
The last defeat was on July 2, against Athletico-PR. Since then, there have been 8 matches, with 5 wins and 3 draws.
Atlético-MG
Galo had a bitter result, but showed a lot of intensity in the first match.
Fatigue hit the team that ran too much in the first half and suffocated Abel Ferreira’s team, which has not lost in 20 games as a visitor in Libertadores. It is worth mentioning that Atletico lost many goals in the face, which may be missed in the aggregate.
Atlético-MG has not won in 4 games. Also, in the last 7 games, they won only 1.
