Athletico Paranaense hosts Internacional in round 13 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, July 26th at Arena da Baixada (Curitiba)
Athletico Paranaense hopes to transfer their confident game in the international arena to the local championship. Hurricane hammered America de Cali this week. The Brazilians won away in Colombia, and a home draw would be more than enough after that 0-1 victory. But the Red-Blacks tore the visitors apart. With a caveat: a 1-0 advantage hold out until the middle of the first half. But as soon as the visitors managed to level the score from the penalty spot, Athletico Paranaense woke up and scored three times in just 20 minutes. The heroes of the match were Victor Naum, who scored a brace, and Nikao, who twice assisted him, and then converted a penalty. Now the Red-Blacks want to show something like that in Brasileirao, where only one point was earned in three rounds.
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Internacional had less time to recover. On Friday, the Reds played against Olimpia Asuncion in Copa Sudamericana. Fortunately, they hosted the Paraguayans at their stadium, and this saved energy. But it didn’t help the club from Porto Alegre to stay in the tournament. After a goalless draw in regulation and extra time, Olimpia gained victory in the penalty shootout. Now it is highly desirable for Internacional to improve the results in the local championship. Yes, thanks to a goal from Gallardo, the Reds managed to beat Juventude at home in the last round. But before that they could not win five consecutive matches in Serie A (three defeats and two draws) In general, even after the change of coach, the People’s Club gained only their 3rd victory in this championship. Internacional managed to score only 14 points in 12 rounds. And of course, Colorados get stuck deeper and deeper in the lower part of the standings.
Athletico Paranaense has not won in Serie A for a long time, but there are enough questions and doubts about Internacional either. Let's dare to dwell on the variant with the victory of hosts with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Athletico-PR to win with 0.0 handicap
