Atlético-MG and Flamengo lead post-Copa unbeaten list as last-16 tests loom | OneFootball

Atlético-MG and Flamengo put unbeaten post-Copa records on the line on Wednesday, the only Série A sides alongside Bahia and Botafogo yet to lose since the restart. Atlético visit RB Bragantino at 19:00 Brasília time in the Copa Sudamericana last 16 first leg, while Flamengo face Cruzeiro at the Mineirão at 21:30 in the Libertadores opener.

According to Globo.com, Flamengo and Botafogo share the best return at 66.67 per cent. Jardim's side have played four, winning two and drawing two.

All four Flamengo games were in the Campeonato Brasileiro, and they sit second on 42 points.

Since the restart, Atlético have played five, beating Juventude and Palmeiras and drawing with Bahia, Juventude and Remo for a 60 per cent return. The results have carried them to the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals and mid-table in Série A, where they are 11th on 29 points with a game in hand.

Bahia complete the list on 46.67 per cent. Post-Copa records read as follows, Atlético five played, two wins and three draws, Flamengo four, two wins and two draws, Botafogo four, two wins and two draws, Bahia five, one win and four draws.

Flamengo juggle Libertadores and Série A, with two away league trips to Mirassol and Cruzeiro. Atlético face Grêmio, Internacional and Vitória in the league, plus Cruzeiro in the Copa do Brasil, and Eduardo Domínguez said they have the confidence to be strong anywhere, called it 180 minutes and urged an intelligent performance.

Source: Globo.com

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