Bahia vs. Atletico Mineiro (Thursday, 9.00pm)
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Atletico Mineiro have an opportunity to claim their second Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A title when they travel to Salvador to face Bahia on Thursday at Fonte Nova Arena.
Galo erased a 1-0 deficit this past weekend, defeating Fluminense 2-1, while Bahia conceded in injury time, losing 2-1 to Atletico Goianiense, their first defeat in their last three league games.
We say: Bahia 0-2 Atletico Mineiro
With the title now within reach, Atletico do not look like they will be denied no matter how well or poorly they play in this encounter.
Bahia have been impressive at home, so they could cause Galo some problems early on, but there is just too much quality and depth with Atletico as opposed to Bahia, who have Gilberto but no one else who can consistently be a threat, which should make the defensive assignment for the league leaders reasonably simple.
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Gremio vs. Sao Paulo (Thursday, 11.00pm)
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Gremio are running out of time to turn their domestic campaign around and will be desperate to try and close the gap between themselves and relegation when they host Sao Paulo on Thursday at Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre.
As of Tuesday, Immortal Tricolor are four points back of Bahia in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A table, while Sao Paulo moved into a Copa Sudamericana position on Saturday, defeating Sport Recife 2-0.
We say: Gremio 0-0 Sao Paulo
Both teams have an illustrious past in Serie A, but neither have played up to their potential this year, nor have they shown a ton of consistency.
Sao Paulo are the third-lowest scoring team in Serie A with only 28 goals, but Gremio have conceded the second-most, so we expect that both sides will have their chances, but neither are all that great at making those opportunities count.
