00:00Good evening everyone, tuned in, Arthur Henrique, Atlético Mineiro reporter, live here from Arena MRV.
00:06where Atlético beat Porto Cabejo 1-0, a narrow score, but one that secured Galo's place in the round of 16.
00:11of the Copa Sudamericana.
00:13Atlético Mineiro finished first in Group B with 10 points and advances once again to the Round of 16.
00:19continental competition.
00:21Atlético, starting from a context of two completely distinct periods.
00:27A first half where Atlético had a lot of difficulty creating chances, unable to break through the defensive block set up by the Venezuelan team.
00:36which created very compact lines and made it very difficult for Atlético to penetrate and get close to Porto Cabejo's goal.
00:45Atlético were searching for the ball, circulating it with Maicon and the defenders, mainly through Vitor Hugo's feet.
00:52But he couldn't break through the blockade and had many difficulties.
00:56Atlético's first shot on goal didn't come until the 20th minute of the first half.
01:01And from that point on, Atlético looked for shots from medium range, shots from outside the area, with Bernard, with
01:06Maicon,
01:07even the defenders themselves tried to break through the Venezuelan blockade as an alternative.
01:12In the second half, right away, Domingue put Dudu in Minda's place.
01:19who were already showing signs of fatigue, even in the first stage.
01:22And the coach opted to put Dudu in, to be a more incisive player on the left wing.
01:29It gave Atlético more aggression, and it worked.
01:31It worked; right from the first few minutes you could see Atlético with a completely different attitude.
01:37aggressive, constantly searching.
01:39And the first two big chances came precisely when Dudu, who was going for a one-on-one,
01:44He was going for the 1v1, for the defense.
01:46And that's how Atlético managed to gradually dismantle Porto Cabejo's defense.
01:53And then Bernard emerged, the "Cria do Galo" (Craftsman of Atlético Mineiro), in a stroke of genius.
01:59He tried to pass the ball, but couldn't; it bounced off and fell to his feet.
02:03And he shot, scoring a fantastic goal for Atlético Mineiro.
02:06Having opened the scoring and brought tranquility, it was already possible to see a certain atmosphere of nervousness here at Arena MRV.
02:12tension, because of everything that was involved.
02:15Atlético needed to win; any result other than a victory would eliminate the team.
02:19Then Bernard put his team ahead with a goal, a stroke of genius.
02:25And from then on, Atlético had a very comfortable game.
02:28Domingues reinforced the midfield, bringing in C, Alan Franco, Alexander,
02:34He took the players out of position, populated the midfield, and managed to control the game.
02:37Atlético had a lot of possession of the ball, they managed to maintain possession in attack,
02:42And so he controlled the ending.
02:44That was the theme of the match until the end.
02:48Atlético wins 1-0 and secures qualification for the round of 16.
02:52The opponent will be decided next Friday.
02:56in a draw held by Comebó,
02:58And Atlético awaits to find out who they will face in the round of 16.
03:04Atlético Mineiro still has its next game next Sunday.
03:074 PM at São Januário against Vasco,
03:09And that concludes his participation before the World Cup break.
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