📋 Athletic and Inter line-ups named for Copa do Brasil clash | OneFootball

It’s Copa do Brasil night for Athletic and Internacional. 

They will face each other starting at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Wednesday (22).

It is the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil at Orlando Scarpelli.

Prime Video will broadcast it.

Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (SP) will referee the match. 

The return leg will be on May 12. And it will be at Beira-Rio. 

Athletic ⚫⚪

The team from São João del Rei got past Rio Branco-ES, Ypiranga-RS and Sport.

It is the best Copa do Brasil run in the club’s history. 

They were beaten by Novorizontino in the last Série B round, but they are still going through a positive spell.

Former midfielder Alex Souza took charge of Esquadrão de Aço after the unexpected relegation in the Campeonato Mineiro and has been making a good impression. 

The team’s strength is in attack: Portuguese forward Ronaldo Tavares has 12 goals in 16 matches this season.

Full-back Zeca will face his former club again. 

Internacional 🇦🇹

The defeat right at Beira-Rio to Mirassol — who had been on a long winless run — increased the pressure on Pezzolano.

He will once again be able to count on Mercado and Bernabei — both served suspensions.

Matheus Bahia and Ronaldo are in the retraining phase, while Alan Rodríguez is managing his training load recovery.

And Rochet remains out after a right calf injury. 

There will be three natural defensive midfielders in the starting XI.

Photo: Reprodução/Figueirense 

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