Galo under pressure, finish prep for Mirassol clash | OneFootball

Atlético returns to the field this Saturday (27), at 9pm (Brasília time), at Arena MRV, to face Mirassol for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match has taken on decisive contours for Galo, which occupies the 16th position in the competition, the first outside the relegation zone.

With only 25 points earned (and two games less), the team from Minas Gerais has three more than Vitória, the first club within the Z-4.

The moment is of alert. In the last ten games of the competition, Atlético has only one victory (2 x 1 over Red Bull Bragantino). There were also seven losses and two draws, a record that lit the red light at the club.

For the duel against Mirassol, Jorge Sampaoli will have the returns of defender Junior Alonso and fullback Natanael, who served suspension in the match against Bolívar (BOL), for the Copa Sudamericana. Another good news was the presence of Bernard. The midfielder, who was in doubt, trained normally this Friday (26) and should be available to the coach.

On the other hand, the Argentine coach will not be able to count on midfielder Alexsander. The player suffered an injury to the medial collateral ligament of the right knee and will be a significant loss for the sequence of games in the season.

View from the board

The last training before the clash against the team from the interior of São Paulo was attended by Rafael Menin, one of the shareholders of Atlético's SAF, who closely followed the activity at Cidade do Galo.

At Arena MRV, Atlético tries to rely on the home factor to end the negative sequence. The duel against Mirassol is seen as fundamental to increase the distance from the relegation zone.

With the ball rolling at 9pm this Saturday, Galo takes the field under pressure, but with the need to give a quick response to the fans.

Probable Atlético line-up

With the returns of Junior Alonso and Natanael, Jorge Sampaoli should field a different team from the one that started the game against Bolívar. The injured midfielder Alexsander is the big loss. Thus, a probable black-and-white line-up is:

Atlético: Éverson; Lyanco, Vitor Hugo and Junior Alonso; Natanael, Alan Franco, Fausto Vera (Igor Gomes or Bernard), Gustavo Scarpa and Guilherme Arana; Hulk and Reinier.Coach: Jorge Sampaoli

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