Thanks to goals from Nacho Fernández and Ademir, Atlético-MG beat Flamengo 2-0 on Sunday afternoon (19) at Mineirão stadium for the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship. This match can be seen as a kind of preview of the clashes between the teams for the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, whose first chapter will be next Wednesday (22).
??⚫⚪ GAME END IN MINEIRON! IN FRONT OF MORE THAN 55,000 PEOPLE, THE ATLÉTICO WINS THE FLAMENGO, 2 TO 0, FOR THE JOY OF THE MASS HE MAKES #OCALDEIRÃOFERVER!
⚽ @nachof_26 and Ademir scored for Alvinegro#VamoRooster #CAMxFLA ??️ pic.twitter.com/K5sbS5Homt
— Atletico (@Atletico) June 19, 2022
The result was of great importance for Galo, who took the third position in the competition classification, with 21 points (four points from leaders Palmeiras, who face São Paulo next Monday), and sees the pressure on coach Antonio Mohamed decrease. , whose work has been heavily criticized. For Rubro-Negro, the setback represents remaining with 15 points, in the middle of the table.
In front of more than 55 thousand fans, Atlético-MG started the match better, creating the clearest opportunities, but failing to finish. Thus, the score was only changed in the 34th minute of the first half, when, after a good exchange of passes by Galo, Arana crossed in the area, Keno propped up, goalkeeper Diego Alves spread and Nacho appeared free to just put in the back of the goal.
??⚽ Always appears, always decides. Good, Nachito! pic.twitter.com/Z3KicWpKS5
— Atletico (@Atletico) June 19, 2022
At a disadvantage in the marker, Flamengo started to risk more, but it was the Minas Gerais team that showed efficiency again to expand their advantage. In the 39th minute of the final stage, Mariano lifted the ball in the area, Hulk headed it for Ademir, who killed him in the thigh before hitting placed to close the marker.
The teams will meet again next Wednesday, for the Copa do Brasil. Then they will focus again on the Brasileiro, where Flamengo welcomes América-MG at Maracanã on Saturday (26), the same day on which Atético-MG welcomes Fortaleza at Mineirão.
