Fortaleza take on the visitors Athletico Paranaense in the round 11 match of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, June 13th at Castelão (Fortaleza).
Fortaleza will try to survive in the country's top division, but it's not certain that it will work out. "Tricolors of steel" for almost the entire past decade, from 2010 to 2017, they hung out in the 3rd division of the country. But then there were 2 rises in a row. It would seem that they managed to gain a foothold in Serie A - in the last draw they managed to climb to the final 4th place. This made it possible to play in the Cope Libertadores, moreover, there the Brazilians won the dispute for 2nd place against the Chilean Colo-Colo. That's just the strength to fight "on 2 fronts", it seems, was not enough. And Fortaleza started terribly in Serie A, winning for the first time only in the 9th round - at Flamengo’s field. Yes, they also were ahead with Goias, and only in the end they allowed the visitors to snatch a draw 1-1.
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Athletico Paranaense is traditionally more successful on the international stage than on the domestic one. The Red-Blacks started the new century by winning the championship - the title was conquered in 2001. But then a few times I managed to finish in the group of leaders, but mostly there were rather mediocre results. Among which, 14th place in 2021 was far from the worst result. On the other hand, in the Cope Sudamericana it was possible to take the trophy again, for the 2nd time in history. Now the Brazilians will fight for the Copa Libertadores - it turned out to reach the playoffs. Gradually, they managed to get in shape in the framework of the national championship. While at the start there were 2 defeats (and 3 in the first 4 rounds), then we managed to win more and more often, first of all, at own field. And with Juventude in the last round, they managed to get 3-1 on the road.
Atlético Paranaense had 6 head-to-heads without a defeat, including 5 head-to-head matches won in a row. But last October, Fortaleza managed to thrash the opposition 3-0 at home. Fortaleza, of course, will fight desperately, but the visitors are in great shape. We believe that Atlético Paranaense will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Athletico Paranaense to win with +0.5 handicap.
