Match Report
39 points for Atlético Mineiro (7th), 45 for Fluminense (5th): a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Atlético Mineiro were scoring 1.35 and conceding 1.19, Fluminense 1.52 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Fluminense carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 35 games: 14 Atlético Mineiro wins, 10 for Fluminense, 11 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting.
M. Delgado Candançan officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. Arena MRV, capacity 44,892, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Atlético Mineiro: Reinier (61'), Tomás Cuello (63'), Vitão (81') · Fluminense: Rodrigo Castillo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético Mineiro 48% · Fluminense 52% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-2