Atletico Mineiro vs Flamengo Predictions

• Atletico Mineiro beat Flamengo 2-0 on Sunday.
• The hosts have now won three of their last four domestic home games, drawing the other.
• Flamengo have lost three consecutive away matches.

Can Atletico Mineiro wrap up a double?

Having beaten Flamengo in Serie A action just 72 hours previously, Atletico Mineiro face another clash with Dorival Junior’s men in the Copa do Brasil round of 16, as the Alvinegro continue their defence of last year’s domestic cup title.

The hosts ended a four-match winless sequence with a comfortable 2-0 success over Dorival’s men last time out, stretching their home unbeaten run to four games – three of which have been victories. With a contest against rock-bottom Fortaleza (who have just one win all season) next up in the league, Antonio Mohamed’s men, who have only lost two domestic games in 2022, should be able to go strong for this cup clash.

Flamengo, meanwhile, have lost three away games on the bounce after their defeat at the Mineirao last time out, and have now been beaten on each of their last five trips to the ground. The visitors have only won one of their last five contests in all competitions, losing the other four and shipping eight goals in those reverses, and their poor record against the Brazilian champions could be set to continue here.

Back hosts for back-to-back triumphs

Considering Flamengo’s poor recent form and dreadful record when travelling to Mineiro, a home side boosted by Sunday’s win look capable of taking the advantage as this two-legged last-16 tie gets underway.

Meanwhile, only one of the last five head-to-head meetings between the teams has featured goals at both ends, so a repeat of Sunday’s 2-0 home win could be a strong correct score prediction.