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Brasileiro | Gameweek 17
Aug 24, 2021 at 12am UK
Estadio Independencia
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America Mineiro
0 - 2
Bragantino


Daniel (54'), Toscano (75')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ytalo (42'), Novaes (88')

Preview: America Mineiro vs. Bragantino - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: America Mineiro vs. Bragantino - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Monday's Brasileiro clash between America Mineiro and Bragantino, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Two teams fighting for very different things at the moment in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A will battle each other on Monday when America Mineiro host Bragantino.

The club from Belo Horizonte can potentially move out of relegation with a victory, while Braga are hoping to get back into the title race, currently holding down fourth place in the league.


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It has not always looked pretty, but Coelho are in a much better position to stay in Serie A than they were a few weeks ago, having earned points in each of their last four matches.

They have created their share of scoring opportunities in those games, and over the past two weeks, that pressure has eventually paid off, finding an equaliser last Monday in the 93rd minute and scoring the winner against Fluminense in the previous week with less than 20 minutes remaining.

Having outshot their opponents in each of their last four fixtures, Vagner Mancini knows that while coming away with points is important, his team could be in a much better position had they capitalised a little more often on their chances.

America have yet to beat any of the other sides currently in the relegation zone, but if they can pull off an unexpected victory on Monday, it could do a lot for their confidence moving forward.

In their first appearance in the Brazilian top flight in three years, this side seem to be suffering from the same issues that they had in 2016 and 2018, a lack of goals.

They have only been shut out of five league fixtures, but they have only scored multiple goals in a single Brasileiro match twice since May and they are the third-lowest scoring team in the league at the moment with 13 goals.

Bragantino are starting to learn that you are not always going to be gifted victories in this league, and that teams will find ways to shut you down.

In their opening six games of the Brasileiro campaign, Braga were scoring with ease, notching 16 goals in that span as they were on top of the table, but Mauricio Barbieri and his side have discovered that winning will not always be that easy.

Winning is something that we have not seen a lot of from this side in the league of late, as they have only earned one victory in their last seven fixtures in this domestic campaign, and although they only have two defeats thus far, all of their draws (seven) have caused them to fall behind in the title chase.

This team have never won the Brasileiro Serie A, but there is renewed optimism that they can still make history as the season is not quite half over, and there are only four points separating them from Palmeiras in second.

Finishing out this month with a pair of victories would put them right back in the title conversation, as they currently sit nine points behind the leaders Atletico Mineiro, who they will face next Sunday at home, where they have only lost once all season in league play.

They may not be scoring at such an alarming rate like they were at the beginning of this campaign, but they are still the joint second-highest scoring team in the league at the moment, with 26 goals, the same as Fortaleza, who are only three points above them in the standings.

America Mineiro Brasileiro form:
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • D

Bragantino Brasileiro form:
  • D
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • L

Bragantino form (all competitions):
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • W

Team News

Rodolfo notched the equaliser for America to earn a point last Monday versus Chapecoense, his first goal of the season, while Joao Paulo picked up his first assist of the year on that play.

Coelho made one change to the starting 11 against Chape from their victory versus Flu as Alan Ruschel started at full-back instead of Joao Paulo, who came on as a substitute after 20 minutes of play.

Juninho was second in team scoring the last time his side were in the top flight in 2018, and he is currently tied with Felipe Rafael, Ademir and Ribamar for the team lead, while also leading them in assists so far with three.

Artur was instrumental in Braga's victory over Rosario Central in the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, with a hat-trick in the opening leg away from home and the only goal in the second match on Tuesday.

Their leading goalscorer Ytalo has found the back of the net six times in the domestic campaign but has not scored in any competitive match since July 18, though he was the first player to score a hat-trick this season in a 3-1 win over Palmeiras.

The Braga starting 11 in the Copa Sudamericana was completely different from the team that began versus Juventude, with Jan Hurtado, Fabricio Bruno, Jadsom, Helinho and Eric Ramires appearing in both games, though only as substitutes in one of those matches.

America Mineiro possible starting lineup:
Cavichioli; Ruschel, Kal, Eduardo, Patric; Nazario, Ramon; Geovane, Ademir, Alberto; Chrigor

Bragantino possible starting lineup:
Cleiton; Aderlan, Realpe, Haydar, Rafael; Ramires, Jadsom, Cuello; Artur, Ytalo, Novaes


We say: America Mineiro 0-2 Bragantino

America struggle to generate much flow to their game, and even though their matches have been tight ones, they are one of the least threatening sides in the league when entering the final third.

They may not score as many goals as they did to start the season, but Braga can still knock a few in, as they showed in the Copa Sudamericana, scoring four times away from home in the opening leg of their quarter-final.



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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Botafogo33208552262668
2PalmeirasPalmeiras33197754272764
3FortalezaFortaleza33189647321563
4FlamengoFlamengo33178851371459
5InternacionalInternacional331611646281859
6Sao Paulo331761047341357
7Cruzeiro33138123835347
8Bahia33137134342146
9Vasco da GamaVasco33127143649-1343
10Atletico Mineiro321012104246-442
11Corinthians331011123941-241
12Gremio33116163842-439
13Vitoria33115173848-1038
14Fluminense33107162836-837
15CriciumaCriciuma33910143948-937
16JuventudeJuventude33910144052-1237
17BragantinoBragantino33812133440-636
18Athletico ParanaenseAthletico PR3297163441-734
19Cuiaba33611162541-1629
20Atletico GoianienseAtletico GO3368192450-2626
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