Palmeiras hosts America Mineiro in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, December 24th at Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo)
Palmeiras continues to fight on three fronts. The Greens can repeat the success of 1999, when they won the Copa Libertadores for the only time in their history. The team is confidently going through the current draw of the most prestigious continental tournament. There the Greens passed the group stage and then dealt with the Ecuadorian Dolphin (8-1 in 2 matches) and Paraguayan Libertad (1-1 away and 3-0 at home). In the championship, however, there is a risk of not repeating even last year's result (then Palmeiras was satisfied with the bronze medals). Having interrupted the unbeaten run after a 0-1 defeat to Internacional, Palmeiras dropped out of the top five. Nevertheless, there are only a couple of steps left to triumph in the cup.
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America Mineiro is struggling to return to Serie A. After a deep recession of the last decade, when the Rabbits had to spend four years in a row in the third division, they have become a team with a reputation of football "elevator." Since 2010, America MG has been promoted to Serie A three times but has invariably been relegated after the first year in the elite. Having left the elite in the season before last, it didn’t manage to go up at once - only 5th place in 2019. Now Liska's charges were able to break away from their pursuers, together with Chapecoense. Beyond that, America MG managed to eliminate six opponents in the cup. At first, the team had to play against some Santos Macapa, Operario, and Ferroviaria, but the next opponents were much more difficult (Ponte Preta, Corinthians, and Internacional). The latter even managed to win 1-0 at home, but representatives of Serie B went further after the penalty shootout (6:5).
Palmeiras lost to America MG in only one of 14 head-to-head matches, and it happened back in 2013. The last game took place in 2018 and brought the romp for an underdog of this pair (0-4). Palmeiras plays at home against the representative of Serie B, and no one expects any other result, except for the victory of the grandee. We will bet on the hosts’ victory with a -1 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Palmeiras to win with -1.0 handicap
