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ATLÉTICO MINEIRO BANKS ON HOME INVINCIBILITY AGAINST VENEZUELAN TEAMS, CARACAS WANTS TO EXTEND STREAK

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  May 15, 2025   Atlético Mineiro - Caracas FC   Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Brazilian Atlético Mineiro will face Venezuelan Caracas in the Copa Sudamericana. The clash between teams with remarkable statistical trends promises an interesting confrontation and the possibility of extending several impressive streaks. Atlético Mineiro has won each of the six home matches it has played against teams from Venezuela in CONMEBOL tournaments. The "Galo" maintains a 100% success rate against clubs from four different countries in these competitions when playing at home, including Peru (4 wins), Ecuador (4 wins), and Chile (7 wins). The Brazilian side thus has an excellent record against South American opponents at their stadium. Atlético Mineiro and Caracas drew 1-1 in their last encounter in the 2025 Sudamericana. The only instance when the "Rojo" remained unbeaten in more than one match against Brazilian opponents in a single edi...

DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA AIMS FOR CLEAN SHEET, UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA RELIES ON TOP SCORER AND COUNTERATTACKS

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  May 14, 2025 Defensa y Justicia -  Universidad Católica Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Florencio Varela, Argentina On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Argentine Defensa y Justicia will face Ecuadorian Universidad Católica in the Copa Sudamericana. The clash between teams with different playing styles promises an interesting confrontation and an opportunity to extend several remarkable streaks. Defensa y Justicia has only one defeat in six home games against Ecuadorian teams in CONMEBOL competitions (3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss). That single defeat came in the group stage of the 2022 Sudamericana against LDU Quito (1-2). The Argentine side thus has an excellent record against Ecuadorian opponents on home soil. After not conceding goals in their last home game in the 2025 Sudamericana (0-0 with Vitória), Defensa y Justicia will seek to play consecutive home matches without conceding for the third time in CONMEBOL competitions. This achievement has not happened for the Argentine team f...

GHOST STADIUM IN BERGAMO: WHERE HOME FANS HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT A GOAL LOOKS LIKE

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  Atalanta - Bologna April 13th, 2025, 12:30 PM Sunday's midday duel will offer a clash between two teams in completely different form. While Bologna is experiencing one of the best seasons in its modern history, Atalanta is going through an extraordinary period of results crisis. Bologna has been almost unbeatable against Bergamo in recent years. The Rossoblù have not lost in their last four league matches against Atalanta (3 wins, 1 draw), while previously they had lost 13 of their previous 17 matches (2 wins, 2 draws). If the Emilians were to earn points this time, it would be only the second time in history that they would record five consecutive matches without defeat against the Bergamo team. They first managed this between February 1953 and May 1955 (4 wins, 1 draw). Moreover, Atalanta is significantly troubled by their home environment. The Nerazzurri are the only team from the upper half of the table that has not yet won a home match in 2025 (4 draws, 3 losses). In th...

PENALTY CURSE VERSUS LONG-RANGE SHOT SPECIALISTS: POCHETTINO'S RECORD IN DANGER

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  Rayo Vallecano - RCD Espanyol April 4th, 2025 Vallecas Stadium in Madrid will witness an interesting clash between two teams with contrasting streaks. Rayo Vallecano comes after a valuable away win 2-0 over Alavés, but is also experiencing their longest home series without a victory this season (3 losses, 2 draws, 1 win). Espanyol, on the other hand, is gaining stability - after a period when they lost 8 out of 10 matches between September and December 2024, they have recorded only three defeats in their last 13 duels. Head-to-head matches between both teams have been balanced in recent years. Rayo Vallecano has won three of their last seven home duels against Espanyol in LaLiga (1 draw, 3 losses), which is the same number of victories as in the previous 11 mutual matches at their stadium (3 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses). However, current form speaks in favor of the visitors. Espanyol has won the last two matches against Rayo Vallecano and if they win for the third time, they wou...