Atletico-Mineiro take on the visitors Independiente del Valle in the round 5 match of Copa Libertadores group stage. The match will be played on Friday, May 20th at Mineirão (Belo Horizonte).
Atlético Mineiro had a great last season when they managed to win a "golden double". In order to appreciate this breakthrough, it is enough to remember that the previous championship (the first in history) was won exactly half a century ago, in 1971. The Hulk was especially good, who, despite his age, became the top scorer of the season. But now there is a new mentor, Antonio Mohamed, and so far the Argentine is not shining. Yes, it turned out again to become the champion of the state. But in Serie A, the leader of the previous draw is stalling, hanging out in the middle of the season. But it turned out to be a good start in the Copa Libertadores. There, the Brazilians have so far managed without defeats, 2 wins and draws.
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Independiente del Valle intends to repeat last year's successes. The Black and Blues, in their more than 60-year history, only in the last draw of the Ecuadorian Serie A were they able to achieve the league title, for the first time ever. And now they are trying to keep their title, however, there is now intense competition with LDU (Quito), Emeleс and, most importantly, Barcelona (Guayaquil). But at the same time, the project has successfully played on the international arena in recent years. In 2016, it was sensational to reach the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores. And after 3 years, the “black and blue” managed to win, albeit in a less rated tournament, the Cope Sudamericana. In this regard, now it turns out to act not in the best way. What's more, the statistics are "downward": they started with a victory over America, then drew twice and, finally, lost to a rival in the fight for survival, Deportes Tolima.
This season the sides played 1-1 in Ecuador. But there was also a confrontation within the 2016 Copa Libertadores, when the parties exchanged home wins in the group round. Independiente del Valle, of course, need points, but, having started well, the team was blown away. Atlético Mineiro should beat such an opponent at home with a handicap of "-1.5 goals"
Prediction for the match: Atletico-Mineiro to win with -1.5 handicap.
