Atlético-MG beat Athletico-PR for second straight win in Brasileiro | OneFootball

Atlético-MG beat Athletico-PR 2-1 on Sunday night at Arena MRV, in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship. Victor Hugo and Scarpa scored for Galo, while Julimar pulled one back for Furacão in the closing stages of the match.

Standings situation

With the result, Atlético-MG moved up the Brasileirão table. Galo reached 14 points and climbed from eighth to 10th place, securing back-to-back wins for the first time this season. On the other side, Athletico-PR missed the chance to break into the G4 and dropped to sixth place with 16 points.

MATCH DETAILS?⚫⚪ ATLÉTICO-MG 2 x 1 ATHLETICO-PR ⚫🔴

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (10th round) 🏟️ Venue: Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte (MG) 📅 Date: April 5, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Aguirre (Athletico-PR) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officiating

Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan (SP) Assistant referees: Neuza Inês Back (SP) and Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos (BA) VAR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (SP)

GOALS

Lineups

ATLÉTICO-MG: Everson; Natanael, Ruan, Vitor Hugo and Renan Lodi; Victor Hugo (Gustavo Scarpa), Tomás Perez (Cissé) and Alan Franco; Reinier (Bernard), Cuello (Dudu) and Hulk (Cassierra). Head coach: Eduardo Dominguez

ATHLETICO-PR: Santos; Aguirre, Arthur Dias and Esquivel; Benavídez, Luiz Gustavo (Bruninho), Jadson (Portilla), Dudu (João Cruz) and Léo Derik (Leozinho); Mendoza (Julimar) and Viveros. Head coach: Odair Hellmann

The main moments of the match

Atlético-MG opened the scoring just six minutes into the first half. Cuello found Hulk with a pass, and he shot straight at the defense. Reinier picked up the rebound and hit it first time. The ball deflected off the defense, wrong-footed goalkeeper Santos, and ended up in the back of the net.

In the 39th minute, Atlético-MG nearly scored a second. Victor Hugo got past his marker down the right and crossed to the far post, where Cello hit it first time and Santos made the save. Reinier got to the rebound, cut past his marker, and shot on goal, but the Athletico-PR defense cleared it off the line.

Second half

13 minutes into the second half, Cuello received a through ball and slipped it to Renan Lodi. The full-back entered the box and hit a low cross-shot, but Santos saved it.

Then, in the 28th minute, Athletico-PR had an attempt on goal. Luiz Gustavo received the ball at the edge of the area and curled a shot that went close to the left post.

In the 35th minute, Atlético-MG doubled their lead. Gustavo Scarpa, who had just come on, received the ball at the edge of the area and shot on goal. The ball took a deflection off Leozinho and ended up in the net. Late on, Bernard scored Galo’s third, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

In the 42nd minute, Athletico-PR pulled one back. After a corner kick to the near post, Julimar rose highest and headed it in for Furacão.

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⚫⚪ ATLÉTICO-MG

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