This Tuesday, Atlético-MG and Sport face off in the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, at 9:30 pm, at Arena MRV in Belo Horizonte.Leão da Ilha currently has the longest unbeaten record among clubs in series A and B. In total, they have. The last defeat was on February 24, 1-0, against Náutico, in the Campeonato Pernambucano.
Since then, Sport has reached the semifinals of the Copa do Nordeste (they will face Fortaleza), won both games in Series B and now faces Atlético-MG in the Copa do Brasil.
“We reassembled the team, brought in a new coaching staff, with a different playing philosophy, and this may have been important for the results in this first third of the season to appear. But the challenge is very big. It is necessary to maintain the same pace for the remaining 2/3 of the year”, revealed Yuri Romão, president of Leão.
The president of Sport, Yuri Romão, participated in CNN Esportes S/A. Click here to see the interview.
Until then, besides Sport, two clubs had not yet lost this season. Until the defeat to Bolivar, Flamengo had 20 unbeaten games, with 14 wins and six draws. Internacional hadn’t lost in 16 games until this past Sunday (21), when they were defeated by Athletico.
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