International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Atlético GO and Newell's Old Boys are looking forward to this Copa Sudamericana fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither Atlético GO nor Newell's Old Boys as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Newell's Old Boys when visiting Atlético as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.
Atlético GO form and stats
In general it's been a long time since Atlético tasted defeat here at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league. Atlético haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Atletico PR, 65 days ago.
Atlético's previous game was a Goiano 1 match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus CRAC. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a Copa do Brasil win away at Joinville.
There will be little rest for Atlético after this match as they are travelling to Jataiense for a Goiano 1 game in only two days.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the 1st round, when Atletico PR drew the shortest straw.The supporters enjoyed Newell's's previous game versus Patronato, a Superliga 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lanus at their stadium, the result 3-1.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Newell's Old Boys have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Cacciabue 3 goals |  I. Scocco 2 goals | F. Negri 2 goals |
Atlético GO missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Atlético GO | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 55 | 32 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 10.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 46% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 33% | ||