Atlético Mineiro 5-2 Sport Recife: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 30 September 2018

Result

Atlético Mineiro 5-2 Sport Recife

Serie A · Sunday 30 September 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 4-1

Atlético Mineiro · Sport Recife · Serie A predictions

Atlético Mineiro 5-2 Sport Recife: match report

Atlético Mineiro won against Sport Recife 5-2 in Serie A on Sunday 30 September 2018. It was 4-1 at half-time.

Atlético Mineiro's goals came from Elias (9'), Fábio Santos (26', penalty), Emerson (28'), Juan Cazares (30') and Ricardo Oliveira (70'). Sport Recife scored through an own goal by Leonardo Silva (7') and Michel Bastos (57').

Discipline: Atlético Mineiro received 1 yellow card; Sport Recife received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Atlético Mineiro were 6th on 42 points from 26 and Sport Recife 19th on 24 points from 26. Atlético Mineiro went on to finish that season 6th with 59 points, and Sport Recife 17th with 42.

Atlético Mineiro lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sport Recife in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Juan Cazares of Atlético Mineiro (8.4), ahead of Elias (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Atlético Mineiro win, 2 draws and 2 for Sport Recife.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Own goal · Leonardo SilvaSport Recife · 0-1
  • 9'Goal · EliasAtlético Mineiro · 1-1
  • 25'Yellow card · DurvalSport Recife
  • 26'Penalty goal · Fábio SantosAtlético Mineiro · 2-1
  • 28'Goal · EmersonAtlético Mineiro · 3-1
  • 30'Goal · Juan CazaresAtlético Mineiro · 4-1
  • 33'Second yellow · DurvalSport Recife
  • 45+1'Yellow card · SanderSport Recife
  • 57'Goal · Michel BastosSport Recife · 4-2
  • 70'Goal · Ricardo OliveiraAtlético Mineiro · 5-2
  • 82'Yellow card · Marcão SilvaSport Recife
  • 86'Yellow card · Iago MaidanaAtlético Mineiro
  • 90+1'Yellow card · GabrielSport Recife

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Atlético Mineiro 1, draws 2, Sport Recife 2.

Team news

Atlético Mineiro line-up (4-3-3)

Victor, Emerson Royal, Leonardo Silva, Iago Maidana, Fábio Santos, Elias, Zé Welison, Juan Cazares, Luan, Ricardo Oliveira, Yimmi Chará

Sport Recife line-up (4-2-3-1)

Magrão, Ernando, Ronaldo Alves, Durval, Sander, Jair, Marcão, Mateus Gonçalves, Marlone, Michel Bastos, Rafael Marques