Brazil, Serie A: 17-18 Nov.

[Bamse81]

Cruzeiro-Atletico PR
Cruzeiro won the last game against Brasiliense with 1-0 with a goal by Alescsandro. Might add that Brasiliense are fighting for a new contract. Cruzeiro have the best form in the league right now and have won 5 out of the last 6 games and one was a draw. They are in sixth place with 60 p in 38 games, 38 17-9-12 and at home Cruzeiro are 19 11-4-4. They have now problems on the team.

Atletico PR lost game against Goias 2-4 and in last 6 have 3-0-3. They are at ninth place with 54 points in 38 games, 38 16-6-16 and vulnerable in away games and are at 19 4-2-13. Atlético-PR cant count on their second best striker Finazzi in this game (Finazzi, 12 goals, suspended) while there are questions on wether or not the best striker Lima can participate.

Cruzeiro good at home, good form and no problems in the squad while Atletico bad away and are without the secondbest striker plus two more players (Aloiso, Dagoberto) while the best striker might not participate here.



Cruzeiro @ 1.80 gamebookers

[meatman]

Thursday 17 November 2005
	Home	Draw	Away	BPP
Coritiba v Ponte Preta (22:30 GMT)	2.01	3.50	4.60	101%	Related markets...Match ResultMatch ResultAsian HandicapHalf-time/Full-time- - -Correct ScoreDouble ChanceDraw No BetFirst Goal TimeFirst Team to ScoreHalf with Most GoalsHalf-time Correct ScoreHalf-time ResultHandicap ResultLast Team to ScoreOdd or Even TotalOver/Under
Cruzeiro v Atlético Paranaense (22:30 GMT)	1.81	3.40	4.33	108%	Related markets...Match ResultMatch ResultAsian HandicapHalf-time/Full-time- - -Correct ScoreDouble ChanceDraw No BetFirst Goal TimeFirst Team to ScoreHalf with Most GoalsHalf-time Correct ScoreHalf-time ResultHandicap ResultLast Team to ScoreOdd or Even TotalOver/Under
Fluminense RJ v Atlético Mineiro (22:30 GMT)	1.57	4.00	7.50	102%	Related markets...Match ResultMatch ResultAsian HandicapHalf-time/Full-time- - -Correct ScoreDouble ChanceDraw No BetFirst Goal TimeFirst Team to ScoreHalf with Most GoalsHalf-time Correct ScoreHalf-time ResultHandicap ResultLast Team to ScoreOdd or Even TotalOver/Under
Paysandu v Botafogo RJ (23:30 GMT)	2.10	3.40	3.50	106%	Related markets...Match ResultMatch ResultAsian HandicapHalf-time/Full-time- - -Correct ScoreDouble ChanceDraw No BetFirst Goal TimeFirst Team to ScoreHalf with Most GoalsHalf-time Correct ScoreHalf-time ResultHandicap ResultLast Team to ScoreOdd or Even TotalOver/Under

Nice write ups Bamse good luck

[adythom]

hi bamse, excellent information on atletico pr team news!
how and when can we find out if their top striker is playing?

don't understand -"brasiliense are fighting for a new contract"- what does this mean?

thanks bamse

[Bamse81]

Originally Posted by adythom

hi bamse, excellent information on atletico pr team news!
how and when can we find out if their top striker is playing?

don't understand -"brasiliense are fighting for a new contract"- what does this mean?

thanks bamse

Thanks for the kind words adythom!

I will try to find out wether or not he´ll be playing tonight and when I know, you will know. If anyone else finds out this information they can of course post aswell!

It means Brasiliense are third from the bottom of the table and are hence fighting to get to play in the serie A next year aswell. What I meant by this is that it is strong of Cruzeiro to winn against a team that really needs points.

//Bamse

[adythom]

thanks bamse,
I think I will back cruziero tonight,especially if pr striker is out!
where can we find out?

botafogo look good tonight aswell,1-0 winners at paysandu?
any thoughts?

[Bamse81]

Cruzeiro has dropped from 1.80 to 1.62 on gamebookers.. Can it mean the strikers out? Lets hope..

[heniek31]

AtleticoMG v Coritiba 1.83 3.25 3.75 KO 6PM

13.	Fortaleza/CE	39	14	7	18	52 - 61	49
14.	Vasco/RJ	39	13	10	16	67 - 83	49
15.	Flamengo/RJ	39	12	12	15	51 - 59	48
16.	Ponte Preta/SP	39	14	6	19	57 - 70	48
17.	Sao Caetano/SP	39	13	8	18	48 - 56	47
18.	Figueirense/SC	40	12	11	17	60 - 71	47
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19.	Coritiba/PR	39	12	9	18	49 - 58	45
20.	Brasiliense/DF	40	10	11	19	46 - 62	41
21.	Paysandu/PA	39	12	5	22	60 - 81	41
22.	Atletico/MG	39	11	7	21	50 - 58	40

3 rounds to go and looks almost mission imposible for AMG to get out of relegation zone. For Coritiba, this is the most important game of the season and they wont get better chance for three points than here.

Now, AMG got two great results winning away 2-0 and 2-0 (Fluminense and Paysandu), but prior to that they lost 5 (4 at home) and drew 1.
The thing is that the scorer (Antonio) of 4 goals in last two games for AMG is out together with midfielder (Miranda), for yellow cards. Striker Marques and defender Castan are back. Cordoso replaces Thiago (midfield).
Coritiba sucks away, but motivation is the key. They gave themselves great start by beating Ponte at home last round. If you look at the table gap points up to 18th place is very narrow and chance has to be taken.
Peruíbe is out for yellow cards, but captain Nascimento is back and Flavio might play as well.

'It will be a very important game, an open party, with two teams finding the result. Nothing stops that we be able to leave with the victory of there. We are going to enter with boldness for find the positive result', affirmed the coach Márcio Araújo.

All in all, Cortiba is worth a shot and although draw doesnt help much either of teams Im going to try.

draw @3.25 2/10
Coritiba @3.75 4/10




ATLÉTICO-MG: Bruno; Lima, Cáceres e Leandro Castan; Rodrigo Dias (George/Edílson), Alício, Vinícius, Renato e Rubens Cardoso; Pablito e Marques.
Técnico: Lori Sandri

CORITIBA: Douglas; James, Vagner, Anderson e Ricardinho; Nascimento, Capixaba, Jackson e Caio; Renaldo e Alcimar.
Técnico: Márcio Araújo

[heniek31]

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