With Atlético-MG’s imminent Brazilian title, the club’s and the Belo Horizonte City Hall’s concern is to find a place for the fans’ party. They need to define this soon, because the team can confirm the trophy this Thursday (2).
President Sergio Coelho denies there is a schedule for commemorations, but municipal authorities confirm the meetings to discuss the matter.
A victory over Bahia, in Salvador, at 6 pm, is enough for Atlético to become two-time Brazilian champions, an achievement that ends a 50-year fast. His previous victory was in 1971.
The game at Arena Fonte Nova will be broadcast by Premiere.
There is the possibility that the party will be concentrated in Praça Savassi, in the central district of the same name. Mayor Alexandre Kalil offered the Mineirão esplanade.
It is not a subject that Cuca wants to discuss at the moment. Superstitious and suspicious of early parties, he prefers the result on the field. He wasn’t even excited about the possibility of being champion this Tuesday (30th). That would happen if Flamengo didn’t defeat Ceará in Maracanã.
Thousands of athletics went to watch the match in bars in the capital of Minas Gerais, waiting for the celebration. Flamengo won 2-1.
“Let’s wait a little longer. We are on the way”, defined the coach.
Since 1971, Atlético have never been so close to winning the Brazilian Nationals. The club even played in the final of the tournament, before the points-running era, in 1977, 1980 and 1999, but ended up defeated by São Paulo, Flamengo and Corinthians, respectively. In this 2021 edition, it was dominant during both rounds.
If he doesn’t win against Bahia, it could be against Red Bull Bragantino, on Sunday (5), or Grêmio, on the 9th. Atlético-GO.
“I still don’t have much dimension of what will happen. I think Belo Horizonte will stop with the title after so long”, evaluates midfielder Tchê Tchê.
It would be the third Brazilian title in the player’s career, champion in 2016 and 2018 by Palmeiras.
Atlético will have three absences to face Bahia. Midfielders Allan and Jair and forward Diego Costa are suspended. The tendency is for Hulk to be moved to the central region of the attack and Vargas to enter as a starter.
If it is champion this Thursday and wins in Salvador, Atlético will have broken a taboo. The last time they defeated Bahia as a visitor was at the 2003 Brazilian Nationals, when they won 4-2.
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