Atlético-MG thrash Vasco, seal Copa Sul-Americana spot | OneFootball

Atlético-MG had little trouble thrashing Vasco’s reserves 5-0 on Sunday afternoon, in the final round of the Brazilian Championship. Júnior Alonso, Hulk, Dudu (2), and Víctor Luís (own goal) scored for the team from Minas Gerais at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte (MG).

Standings

With the rout, Galo reached 48 points and secured a spot in the next Copa Sudamericana, of which they are the current runners-up. Sampaoli’s team finished the Brasileirão in 11th place. Meanwhile, Vasco remained at 45 points and now depends on the Copa do Brasil to play in any continental tournament in 2026.

Match summary

⚫⚪ ATLÉTICO-MG 5 X 0 VASCO DA GAMA ⚪⚫

 Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (38th round)  Venue: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte (MG)  Date: December 7, 2025 (Sunday)  Time: 4:00 PM (Brasília time)  Yellow cards: None  Red cards: Hugo Moura (Vasco)

Refereeing

Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin (PR) Assistants: Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Matos (BA) and Anne Kesy Gomes de Sá (AM) VAR: Braulio da Silva Machado (SC)

Goals

⚽ Júnior Alonso, 18′ 1st half (Atlético-MG) ⚽ Hulk, 31′ 1st half (Atlético-MG) ⚽ Dudu, 2′ 2nd half (Atlético-MG) ⚽ Dudu, 23′ 2nd half (Atlético-MG) ⚽ Victor Luís (own goal), 29′ 2nd half (Atlético-MG)

⚫⚪ ATLÉTICO-MG

Éverson; Saravia (Gabriel Menino), Vitor Hugo (Ruan) and Junior Alonso and Guilherme Arana; Alan Franco, Igor Gomes and Bernard (Alexander); Rony (Gustavo Scarpa), Dudu (Cuello) and Hulk Coach: Jorge Sampaoli

⚪⚫ VASCO DA GAMA

Daniel Fuzato, Tchê Tchê (GB), Lucas Oliveira, Lucas Freitas and Víctor Luis; Hugo Moura, Matheus Carvalho, Matheus França (Guilherme Estrella) and Paulinho; David (Puma Rodríguez) and Vegetti (Leandrinho) Coach: Fernando Diniz

How was the match?

First half

Atlético-MG turned their last Brasileirão fixture into an easy game, opening the scoring in the 18th minute. Hulk took a corner, the ball was loose in the box, and Júnior Alonso took advantage to find the net.

Vasco, who barely touched the ball, saw things get worse after the 30th minute, when Hugo Moura was sent off for a hard foul on Dudu. VAR requested a review and the referee showed the red card to the defender. From the resulting free kick, Hulk blasted a rocket and scored a beautiful goal.

After that, Fernando Diniz took off Vegetti to reinforce the defense, bringing on Leandrinho. Galo started passing the ball around in the opponent’s half and almost got a third in the 42nd minute. Hulk unleashed another rocket, and the crossbar saved the visitors.

Second half

Galo extended their lead two minutes into the second half. Dudu played a one-two with Hulk and shot past the goalkeeper. Atlético-MG increased the margin in the 23rd minute. Júnior Alonso crossed and Dudu finished into the net. Six minutes later, after a deflection from Hulk, Victor Luís scored an own goal.

Next fixtures

Now, the Atlético-MG squad enjoys their vacation and will only return to action in January, for the Campeonato Mineiro. Vasco, with their starters back, will face Fluminense next Thursday at 8:00 PM (Brasília time), in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinals. The match will be at Maracanã.

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