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Steffen Schmidt - June 19, 2023
Sao Paulo vs Athletico-PR
Brazilian Serie A
Date: 21 June 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 23:00 UK / 00:00 CET
Venue: Estadio Morumbi (Sao Paulo).
Sao Paulo host Athletico Paranaense in one of the most interesting games of Matchday No 11 in the elite class of Brazilian football on Wednesday evening at Estadio Morumbi.
The two sides sit right next to each other inside the top-seven in the league table, with just a single point separating them after ten round of the competition.
Interestingly, Athletico-PR decided to part ways with manager Paulo Turra only five days ago, despite solid performances in both Serie A and Copa Libertadores.
Athletico did win only one of the previous four Serie A matches which is not good enough for the team with high ambitions.
The visitors did not offer a great display in the previous round, allowing as many as twelve shots on goal in a 2-2 stalemate away at bottom-three side America Mineiro who had previously scored only 9 goals in 9 opening matches of the season.
Sao Paulo have already made their managerial change in April. They will come into this tie off the back of successive league defeats to Gremio and Palmeiras.
Nonetheless, Dorival Junior’s men looked good even in a 0-2 loss to Palmeiras ten days ago, creating numerous chances in the final third on the occasion.
Sao Paulo own a great home record with four wins in five league fixtures at Estadio de Morumbi in 2023. Knowing about their dominance in the home meetings with Athletico-PR historically, the home win has to be the way to go here at the odds of 1.83.
Alternatively, we will back Sao Pualo’s top scorer Jonathan Calleri to score anytime at the odds of 2.20 knowing how vulnerable Athletico’s back line has been of late.
