Brazilian Serie A
2025-10-16 - Atletico MG vs Cruzeiro
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Brazil: Serie A
Venue: Arena MRV
Wednesday 15th October 2025, 2130hrs
Thursday 16th October 2025, 0130hrs(GMT)
Atletico MG will be keen to build upon their recent comprehensive 3-1 home win over Serie A strugglers Sport Recife on Wednesday night (local time) when they entertain high-flying visitors Cruzeiro when the two teams clash at the Arena MRV.
Despite having had to endure a rough patch of results beforehand which culminated in a seven-match winless run in all competitions and included no fewer than five defeats, Jorge Sampaoli’s side have managed to turn things around in recent weeks.
Indeed, Atletico MG have slipped to just one further loss in their last five matches across all competitions whilst picking up three wins and a draw; in particular, wins against Bolivar in the Copa Sudamericana along with Serie A victories over the likes of Mirassol and Sport Recife should give the hosts confidence here.
Cruzeiro currently occupy 3rd place in the Serie A table although the visitors have now failed to win any of their last three games in the Brazilian top flight following a 2-0 defeat away from home at Vasco da Gama along with back-to-back draws with Flamengo and Sport Recife.
The latter was a very disappointing and lacklustre 1-1 draw at home with the basement dwellers and their upcoming hosts Atletico MG will certainly take heart from that result as they prepare for this upcoming tussle on Wednesday night.
Atletico MG possess a solid and stubborn looking home record of 6-5-1 16/10 while Cruzeiro possess a slightly inconsistent looking record on the road of 5-5-3 14/9.
The Betting Verdict
Cruzeiro have won the last two games on the trot (Copa do Brasil) but prior to these, Atletico MG had been unbeaten in seven meetings with their visitors.
The Pick :
Atletico MG 1-1 Cruzeiro
