Under pressure, Athletico changes to visit Vila Nova; see the lineups

Athletico faces Vila Nova this Saturday (17), at 6:30 pm, at the OBA Stadium, in Goiânia. The match is valid for the 8th round of the Brazilian Championship Series B and pits the third-placed team against Furacão, which occupies the tenth position. The last time they faced each other, on December 18, 1977, the duel ended in a 2-2 draw.

The duel will be broadcast exclusively on Disney+ streaming.

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Vila Nova lost its three-game winning streak with the defeat to Remo. The Goiás champion, coached by Rafael Lacerda, is banking on its attacking quartet, which should be formed by midfielder Diego Torres and the trio of forwards Júnior Todinho, Vinícius Paiva and Gabriel Poveda, who could make the former's law count.

Athletico, on the other hand, is under pressure for its second match with interim coach João Correia. The Portuguese coach, who is in charge of Furacão's under-20 team, is coming off a draw against Chapecoense, which was the club's fourth consecutive game without a win. The importance of the match is so great that even president Mario Celso Petraglia traveled to Goiânia .

On the field, the coach will have some changes. Defender Lucas Belezi should be improvised at right-back, since Dudu (muscle injury in the right thigh) and Hayen Palacios (sprained left ankle) did not travel. Completing the list of absences due to injury is midfielder Patrick, who had been a starter.

On the other hand, defender Habraão and forward Isaac return after serving suspensions. In addition, right-back Kauã Moraes and forward Kayke, both from the under-20 team, were included. The expectation is that at least one of them will get some minutes on the field.

Halls; Elias, Tiago Pagnussat, Bernardo Schappo and Willian Formiga; Arilson, Igor Henrique and Diego Torres; Junior Todinho, Gabriel Poveda and Vinicius Paiva (Gabriel Silva).

Mycael; Lucas Belezi, Habraam and Leo Pelé; Felipinho, João Cruz, Bruno Zapelli and Lucas Esquivel; Tevis, Luiz Fernando and Renan Peixoto.

• 2 matches
• 0 Vila Nova wins
• 2 draws
• 0 wins for Athletico

Source: ogol.com.br