Serie A Regular Season - 20

Palmeiras 1 - 2 FT Atletico-MG

Nubank Parque

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Futmetrix Verdict
74
FT
Sun, Jul 26
Português
Palmeiras
1-2
Atletico-MG
⚡ Intensity 49
⚖️ Balance 56
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 80
A colossal upset stuns the leaders.

Atletico-MG Stun League Leaders in Nubank Parque Thriller

Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 74/100. A phenomenal Upset Factor rewrote the script as the mid-table visitors defied extreme odds to silence the league leaders.

The Opening Act

Nubank Parque expected a routine coronation. Palmeiras came into this clash sitting pretty at the top of the table and immediately set up camp in the opposition half. Establishing an overwhelming 69% possession, the hosts dictated the tempo, pushing the Stakes higher as they sought to cement their title charge. Yet, Atletico-MG refused to buckle under the early pressure. The visitors absorbed wave after wave of attacking movements, defending their penalty box with incredible discipline. Despite facing a barrage of early shots, they kept the match scoreless through the first half. The disciplined tactical shape deeply frustrated the leaders, leaving the home fans restless as the anticipated breakthrough completely failed to materialize before the referee signaled for the break.

The Turning Point

The match exploded into life after the interval. The Intensity skyrocketed when Victor Hugo silenced the vocal home crowd in the 54th minute, finishing a sharp counter-attack to give the visitors a shock lead. Panic quickly set in. The hosts threw caution to the wind, eventually equalizing through substitute Felipe Anderson in the 75th minute after a clever feed from J. Arias. The momentum seemed to have swung permanently in their favor. The home side looked destined to push on for the winner. But the script flipped just two minutes later. An inspired substitution changed everything. Substitute Igor Gomes latched onto a pass from fellow sub A. Minda, restoring the visitors' lead and shifting the Balance of power entirely.

The Final Whistle

The closing stages were defined by pure desperation. The home side peppered the penalty area mercilessly, launching 22 total shots and earning 10 corners by the time the final whistle blew. The visitors' goalkeeper was forced into a string of crucial saves to preserve the narrow lead. It was an absolute masterclass in resilience and defensive grit. The 2-1 victory breathes fresh life into the visitors' campaign, offering them a massive morale boost in the mid-table pack. For the league leaders, this defeat serves as a colossal wake-up call. They still sit proudly at the summit, but this result proves they are vulnerable to the counter. The underdogs walked into a veritable fortress and executed the perfect smash-and-grab to shake up the league.

Key Questions

What does this mean for Palmeiras's season?

They remain firmly at the top with 44 points, but this shocking home defeat exposes vulnerabilities and gives trailing title rivals renewed belief.

How did substitute Igor Gomes change the game?

Entering the pitch in the 71st minute, he immediately disrupted the hosts' momentum by scoring the decisive match-winning goal just moments after Palmeiras equalized.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
69%
31%
Palmeiras 69%
Atletico-MG 31%
Shots
22
9
Palmeiras 22
Atletico-MG 9
Shots on Target
6
4
Palmeiras 6
Atletico-MG 4
Passes
664
303
Palmeiras 664
Atletico-MG 303
Corners
10
5
Palmeiras 10
Atletico-MG 5
Fouls
7
11
Palmeiras 7
Atletico-MG 11
Yellow Cards
0
3
Palmeiras 0
Atletico-MG 3
Red Cards
0
0
Palmeiras 0
Atletico-MG 0

Match Events

A. Preciado 🟨 31'
HT
Maycon M. Cisse 🔄 46'
Victor Hugo 54'
59' 🔄 E. Martinez Vitor Roque
59' 🔄 A. Giay Felipe Anderson
65' 🔄 Paulinho Heittor Vinicius
Bernard A. Minda 🔄 71'
Victor Hugo Igor Gomes 🔄 71'
75' Felipe Anderson (J. Arias)
Ruan Tressoldi 🟨 76'
Igor Gomes (A. Minda) 77'
78' 🔄 Mauricio Lucas Evangelista
78' 🔄 J. Piquerez Arthur Gabriel
A. Preciado Vitor Hugo 🔄 85'
T. Perez Alexsander 🔄 90'
R. Lodi 🟨 90'+3
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Palmeiras

Goalkeepers
Carlos Miguel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Agustín Giay
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
48%
Pass Acc
Gustavo Gómez
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Murilo
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
93%
Pass Acc
Joaquín Piquerez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
Midfielders
Marlon Freitas
MAGNET
MAGNET
135
Activity
135
Activity
130
Passes
5
Duels
Emiliano Martínez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Andreas Pereira
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
63%
Pass Acc
Mauricio
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Jhon Arias
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
6
Shots
6
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Forwards
Paulinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
BENCH
Marcelo Lomba
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Kaique
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Arthur Gabriel
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
11%
Pass Acc
Luis Benedetti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Larson
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Erick Belé
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Lucas Evangelista
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Felipe Anderson
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Vitor Roque
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.6
Rating
Riquelme Fillipi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Heittor
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Atletico-MG

Goalkeepers
Everson
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Natanael
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Ruan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lyanco
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Renan Lodi
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
24%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Tomás Pérez
NPC
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
15%
Pass Acc
6.2
Rating
Maycon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Ángelo Preciado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
5
Late Mins
5
Late Mins
85
Total Mins
85
Entry
Victor Hugo
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Bernard
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Forwards
Mateo Cassierra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Gabriel Delfim
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Vitor Hugo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kauã Pascini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Iván Román
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Reinier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Pedro Porto Lucrécio "Gutte"
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Alexsander
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Igor Gomes
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Mamady Cissé
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dudu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alan Minda
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.7
Rating
Cauã Campos Soares
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
01/28/2026 Atletico-MG 2 - 2 Palmeiras Serie A MRV Arena
12/04/2025 Atletico-MG 0 - 3 Palmeiras Serie A MRV Arena
07/20/2025 Palmeiras 3 - 2 Atletico-MG Serie A Allianz Parque
09/28/2024 Palmeiras 2 - 1 Atletico-MG Serie A Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
06/17/2024 Atletico-MG 0 - 4 Palmeiras Serie A Arena MRV
10/19/2023 Palmeiras 0 - 2 Atletico-MG Serie A Allianz Parque
08/10/2023 Palmeiras 0 - 0 Atletico-MG CONMEBOL Libertadores Allianz Parque
08/03/2023 Atletico-MG 0 - 1 Palmeiras CONMEBOL Libertadores Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
05/28/2023 Atletico-MG 1 - 1 Palmeiras Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
09/29/2022 Atletico-MG 0 - 1 Palmeiras Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
01/28/2026
Serie A MRV Arena
12/04/2025
Serie A MRV Arena
07/20/2025
Serie A Allianz Parque
09/28/2024
Serie A Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
06/17/2024
Serie A Arena MRV
10/19/2023
Serie A Allianz Parque
08/10/2023
CONMEBOL Libertadores Allianz Parque
08/03/2023
CONMEBOL Libertadores Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
05/28/2023
Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
09/29/2022
Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
Palmeiras Win
Atletico-MG Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 19 44 33 14 +19 WCoritiba 1 - 3 Palmeiras (22-07-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (31-05-2026)WFlamengo 0 - 3 Palmeiras (24-05-2026)DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Cruzeiro (17-05-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Palmeiras (10-05-2026)
2 Flamengo 18 37 35 16 +19 WChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Flamengo (23-07-2026)WFlamengo 3 - 0 Coritiba (30-05-2026)LFlamengo 0 - 3 Palmeiras (24-05-2026)DAtletico Paranaense 1 - 1 Flamengo (17-05-2026)WGremio 0 - 1 Flamengo (10-05-2026)
3 Atletico Paranaense 20 36 28 19 +9 WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Internacional (25-07-2026)WSao Paulo 1 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (23-07-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Mirassol (30-05-2026)WRemo 1 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (24-05-2026)DAtletico Paranaense 1 - 1 Flamengo (17-05-2026)
4 Fluminense 19 32 29 24 +5 DFluminense 1 - 1 RB Bragantino (17-07-2026)DCruzeiro 1 - 1 Fluminense (31-05-2026)LMirassol 1 - 0 Fluminense (23-05-2026)WFluminense 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (16-05-2026)DFluminense 2 - 2 Vitoria (09-05-2026)
5 RB Bragantino 20 31 26 20 +6 DRB Bragantino 0 - 0 Coritiba (26-07-2026)DFluminense 1 - 1 RB Bragantino (17-07-2026)WRB Bragantino 3 - 1 Internacional (31-05-2026)WVasco DA Gama 0 - 3 RB Bragantino (24-05-2026)WRB Bragantino 2 - 0 Vitoria (17-05-2026)
6 Bahia 20 31 29 25 +4 DBahia 1 - 1 Corinthians (26-07-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Bahia (21-07-2026)WBahia 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (17-07-2026)WBahia 2 - 1 Botafogo (30-05-2026)LCoritiba 3 - 2 Bahia (25-05-2026)
7 Botafogo 20 29 34 32 +2 WCruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo (26-07-2026)DBotafogo 0 - 0 Vitoria (23-07-2026)WBotafogo 2 - 1 Santos (16-07-2026)LBahia 2 - 1 Botafogo (30-05-2026)DSao Paulo 1 - 1 Botafogo (23-05-2026)
8 Corinthians 20 28 22 20 +2 DBahia 1 - 1 Corinthians (26-07-2026)WCorinthians 3 - 0 Remo (23-07-2026)WGremio 1 - 3 Corinthians (30-05-2026)WCorinthians 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (24-05-2026)LBotafogo 3 - 1 Corinthians (17-05-2026)
9 Coritiba 20 27 25 27 -2 DRB Bragantino 0 - 0 Coritiba (26-07-2026)LCoritiba 1 - 3 Palmeiras (22-07-2026)LFlamengo 3 - 0 Coritiba (30-05-2026)WCoritiba 3 - 2 Bahia (25-05-2026)WSantos 0 - 3 Coritiba (17-05-2026)
10 Cruzeiro 20 27 26 30 -4 LCruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo (26-07-2026)WInternacional 1 - 2 Cruzeiro (23-07-2026)DCruzeiro 1 - 1 Fluminense (31-05-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (24-05-2026)DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Cruzeiro (17-05-2026)
11 Vitoria 19 26 22 25 -3 DBotafogo 0 - 0 Vitoria (23-07-2026)WVitoria 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (16-07-2026)LSantos 3 - 1 Vitoria (30-05-2026)WVitoria 2 - 0 Internacional (23-05-2026)LRB Bragantino 2 - 0 Vitoria (17-05-2026)
12 Sao Paulo 19 25 24 22 +2 LSao Paulo 1 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (23-07-2026)LRemo 1 - 0 Sao Paulo (31-05-2026)DSao Paulo 1 - 1 Botafogo (23-05-2026)LFluminense 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (16-05-2026)LCorinthians 3 - 2 Sao Paulo (10-05-2026)
13 Atletico-MG 19 25 23 24 -1 DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Bahia (21-07-2026)WVasco DA Gama 0 - 1 Atletico-MG (31-05-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (24-05-2026)WAtletico-MG 3 - 1 Mirassol (16-05-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Botafogo (10-05-2026)
14 Santos 20 22 29 33 -4 DSantos 2 - 2 Chapecoense-sc (25-07-2026)LBotafogo 2 - 1 Santos (16-07-2026)WSantos 3 - 1 Vitoria (30-05-2026)LGremio 3 - 2 Santos (23-05-2026)LSantos 0 - 3 Coritiba (17-05-2026)
15 Internacional 20 21 22 26 -4 LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Internacional (25-07-2026)LInternacional 1 - 2 Cruzeiro (23-07-2026)LRB Bragantino 3 - 1 Internacional (31-05-2026)LVitoria 2 - 0 Internacional (23-05-2026)WInternacional 4 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (16-05-2026)
16 Gremio 19 21 21 25 -4 LMirassol 2 - 1 Gremio (17-07-2026)LGremio 1 - 3 Corinthians (30-05-2026)WGremio 3 - 2 Santos (23-05-2026)DBahia 1 - 1 Gremio (17-05-2026)LGremio 0 - 1 Flamengo (10-05-2026)
17 Vasco DA Gama 20 21 23 31 -8 DVasco DA Gama 1 - 1 Mirassol (25-07-2026)LVitoria 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (16-07-2026)LVasco DA Gama 0 - 1 Atletico-MG (31-05-2026)LVasco DA Gama 0 - 3 RB Bragantino (24-05-2026)LInternacional 4 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (16-05-2026)
18 Mirassol 19 20 21 26 -5 DVasco DA Gama 1 - 1 Mirassol (25-07-2026)WMirassol 2 - 1 Gremio (17-07-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Mirassol (30-05-2026)WMirassol 1 - 0 Fluminense (23-05-2026)LAtletico-MG 3 - 1 Mirassol (16-05-2026)
19 Remo 19 18 21 32 -11 LCorinthians 3 - 0 Remo (23-07-2026)WRemo 1 - 0 Sao Paulo (31-05-2026)LRemo 1 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (24-05-2026)WChapecoense-sc 2 - 3 Remo (17-05-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Palmeiras (10-05-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 20 10 19 41 -22 DSantos 2 - 2 Chapecoense-sc (25-07-2026)LChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Flamengo (23-07-2026)LBahia 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (17-07-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (31-05-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (24-05-2026)