Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Athletic Club (11th, 37 pts) and América Mineiro (19th, 14 pts). Per game in the league, América Mineiro were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.73, Athletic Club 1.19 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Athletic Club's unbeaten run stood at 5.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — América Mineiro 3, draws 2, Athletic Club 1, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 17% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 17% of meetings.
W. do Nascimento Magalhaes officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 3.1 yellow cards each. Centro de Treinamento Flávio Pentagna Guimarães staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000. On the scoreboard, Athletic Club led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
América Mineiro: Gonzalo Mastriani (86') · Athletic Club: Kauan Rodrigues (45'), Luca Sosa (52' og), Carlinhos (66')
Key stats
Possession: América Mineiro 52% · Athletic Club 48% · Total shots: 21-14 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 6-4