With grit and the backing of the Massa, Galo beat Mirassol | OneFootball

Atlético defeated Mirassol 3-1 on Saturday night (16) at Arena MRV, in the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship. Alan Minda, Maycon, and Cissé scored the goals in Atlético’s win in front of 20,027 fans.

Atlético opened the scoring 16 minutes into the first half. Alan Minda received the ball in midfield, burst forward at speed, and struck firmly to make it 1-0. Mirassol equalized in the 39th minute through Lucas Oliveira.

Photo: Pedro Souza / Atlético

In the second half, Atlético went back in front in the 15th minute. Maycon converted a penalty and scored his first goal in the black-and-white shirt at Arena MRV. Then, in the 36th minute, Cissé took advantage of an error in the opposition’s build-up play and sealed the score.

Photo: Pedro Souza / Atlético

The Guinean midfielder’s goal also went into Atlético’s history. Cissé became the first player born on the African continent to score for Atlético in an edition of the Brazilian Championship.

Photo: Pedro Souza / Atlético

After the match, Maycon highlighted the importance of the result and praised the team’s collective performance.

UNBEATEN RUN IN THE BRASILEIRÃO

With today’s win, Galo made it 3 straight matches without defeat in the competition. Cruzeiro 1×3 Atlético Atlético 1×1 Botafogo Atlético 3×1 Mirassol

STANDINGS

With the result, Galo reached 21 points and moved up to 7th place in the competition.

NEXT MATCH

Atlético’s next fixture will be against Corinthians on May 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Neo Química Arena.

📋 Match Details

Atlético 3 x 1 Mirassol🏆 Brazilian Championship – Round 16📍 Arena MRV – Belo Horizonte (MG)👥 Attendance: 20,027 fans

⚽ Goals

1st Half

2nd Half

📋 Atlético

Everson; Natanael, Ruan, Junior Alonso, and Renan Lodi; Alan Franco, Maycon, and Bernard; Alan Minda (Lyanco), Cuello (Cissé), and Cassierra (Cauã Soares).Head coach: Eduardo Domínguez.

📋 Mirassol

Walter; Daniel Borges, Lucas Oliveira, João Victor, and Willian Machado; Reinaldo, Denilson (Aldo Filho), Eduardo (Galeano), and Carlos Eduardo (Shaylon); Alesson (Everton Galdino), and Edson Carioca (Tiquinho Soares).Head coach: Rafael Guanaes.

🟨 Yellow cards

👨?⚖️ Refereeing

📊 Match statistics

⚠️ Atlético players one yellow card away from suspension

Tomás Pérez, Renan Lodi, Iván Román, Ruan Tressoldi, and Junior Alonso.

✅ None of Atlético’s players at risk of suspension were booked.

Follow Galo on social media: @atletico

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