Atletico Mineiro vs Boca Juniors Predictions

• Atletico Mineiro have lost just one of their last 25 home games in all competitions, winning 19.
• Boca Juniors have won just one of their last nine starts in all competitions, losing four.

Brazilians to edge out six time winners

After toughing out a goalless stalemate in last week’s first leg, Atletico Mineiro are taken to edge out Argentine champions Boca Juniors when the pair clash again in Belo Horizonte this Tuesday night.

Mineiro boss Cuca will have been delighted to come away from Buenos Aires with a 0-0 draw and his side are now solid favourites to emerge from this marquee last 16 tie.

Under 2.5 goals should be an obvious consideration here for punters based on how tight the first leg was and the fact there seems to be little between the teams in terms of overall quality.

Boca are six time winners of the Copa Libertadores and can’t be underestimated, but they’ve now won just one of their last nine starts in all competitions dating back to last season and the momentum is surely behind Mineiro to get the job done.

The hosts are currently second in Serie A and going extremely well, while they’ve now lost just of their last 25 matches in Belo Horizonte, winning 19 including a 2-1 victory over Flamengo, who are favourites for this competition, a fortnight ago.

At around evens, a Mineiro success appeals more than backing a low scoring contest at much shorter odds and we think the Brazilians can secure their passage to the quarter-finals via a 1-0 score-line on the night.

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