Galo held by North in Montes Claros, earn second Mineiro point | OneFootball

Atlético stumbled again in the Campeonato Mineiro. On Wednesday night (14), Galo drew 1-1 with North at the Juvêncio Augusto Soares Stadium in Montes Claros, in the second round of the State Championship. The result keeps the Alvinegro still without a win in the competition.

The first half was favorable to the home team. North imposed intensity, marked Atlético's ball exit well, and dominated possession in midfield, while Galo, lined up with three center-backs, struggled to build plays and hardly threatened the opposing goalkeeper.

North's pressure was rewarded in stoppage time of the first half. At 47 minutes, Gustavo Ermel took a shot from outside the box and hit a powerful strike, opening the scoring for the hosts.

At halftime, Atlético's coach made a change that altered the dynamics of the match: he took off defender Vitão and brought on midfielder Índio. With this, Galo abandoned the three-man backline and gained more presence in midfield, controlling possession better and creating opportunities.

The improvement resulted in an equalizer at 27 minutes of the second half. Rony made a good run in attack and leveled the score for Atlético, putting the Minas Gerais team back in the game and avoiding an away defeat.

Despite the comeback, Galo couldn’t turn the score around and left the field with another 1-1 draw — the second consecutive in the Mineiro.

With this result, Atlético has two points and ends the round in third place in Group A. The lead belongs to URT, with four points, while Democrata-GV occupies second place, with three.

Galo returns to the field next Sunday (18), at 6 p.m., when they host Tombense at Arena MRV, for the third round of the Campeonato Mineiro. The match will be an opportunity for the team to seek their first win in the competition and gain momentum in the group stage.

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