“Kerwin Vargas opens the scoring for Athletico PR, finished off a Gilberto Moraes Junior assist.”
Pivotal“Bernard levels for Atlético Mineiro after a spell of pressure and a blocked shot led to a corner.”
Pivotal“Substitute Kevin Viveros fires Athletico PR back in front in the dying moments, capping a late surge of chances.”
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Athletico PR
Atlético Mineiro
Outstanding performance
Atlético Mineiro•GoalkeeperAthletico PR made the perfect start through Kerwin Vargas inside eight minutes, only for Bernard to level before the half-hour mark and set up a tense, cagey contest. The hosts dominated the underlying numbers, out-shooting their visitors 31-15 and winning ten corners to three, but struggled to turn that pressure into a second goal until deep into the game. A flurry of late substitutions reshaped both sides, and Tomás Pérez's 73rd-minute red card for a professional foul left Athletico PR exposed just as the match reached its climax. Kevin Viveros restored parity-breaking hope with a 90th-minute goal for 2-1, only for Lyanco to produce an even later leveler that snatched a point for Atlético Mineiro and left the hosts to rue missed chances despite their territorial dominance.
How entertaining was this match?
LyancoShot by Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnov with his right foot results in a goal.
Corner awarded.
Tomas Cuello takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores, making it 2-1.
Gilberto Junior Leite Dos Santos is on, and John Stiveen Mendoza Valencia is off.
Leozinho takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jorge Rivaldo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Arthur Dias takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Bruno Zapelli takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jorge Rivaldo replaces Carlos Teran.
Bruno Zapelli comes on for Luiz Gustavo Dias.
Arthur Dias takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Luiz Gustavo Dias attempts a header, but the shot is blocked.
Claudio takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
John Stiveen Mendoza takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Arthur Dias takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Leozinho takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot - Claudio Head Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Lucas Esquivel's left-footed shot is blocked.
Thiago Nicolas Borbas comes on for Reinier Jesus Carvalho.
Igor Gomes is on, and Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte is off.
Yellow card issued to Castano Gil.
Red card shown to Tomas Perez.
Victor Hugo Gomes Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot by Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Tomas Perez comes on for Maycon de Andrade Barberan.
On Castano Gil, off Mamady Cisse.
Tomás CuelloYellow CardTomas Cuello receives a yellow card.
Leozinho takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Tomas Cuello takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal! Claudio scores, making it 2-1.
ClaudioVAR decision results in a disallowed goal due to a foul by Claudio.
Goal! Claudio scores, making it 2-1.
Leozinho is substituted for Joao Cruz.
Claudio is substituted for Gilberto Moraes Junior.
Victor Hugo Gomes Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Maycon de Andrade Barberan takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Carlos Teran takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Shot by Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Luiz Gustavo Dias takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Luiz Gustavo Dias takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Victor Hugo Gomes Silva takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Carlos Teran takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Victor Hugo Gomes Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Luiz Gustavo Dias takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Tomas Cuello takes a header shot but misses.
Renan Augusto Lodi Dos Santos takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte with his right foot is saved.
Victor Hugo Gomes Silva is substituted for Frederico Rodrigues Santos.
Shot by Natanael Moreira Milouski with his right foot is saved.
Joao Cruz takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jadson Alves dos Santos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Gilberto Moraes Junior takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kerwin Vargas takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
BernardShot! Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte takes a right-footed shot and scores.
Goal! Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte scores, making it 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Lucas Esquivel's left-footed shot is blocked.
Kerwin Vargas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Joao Cruz takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Jadson Alves dos Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joao Cruz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Joao Cruz takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kerwin VargasKerwin Vargas scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Gilberto
Goal! Kerwin Vargas scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Gilberto Moraes Junior.
Kick-off! The referee is Ramon Abatti.
Athletico PR's near-perfect home form puts them in pole position for a top-three statement against an Atlético Mineiro side missing several key names. With Libertadores qualification on the line for the hosts, Curitiba's fortress reputation faces a real test.
