Atlético secures a draw on Everson's big night at Maracanã

In a match valid for the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship, Atlético drew 0-0 at Maracanã with Flamengo. After a first half of intense red-black pressure, Galo once again counted on Everson to hold the score, with emphasis on a penalty kick defense.

Milito's team returns to 10th place in the Brazilian Championship, with 42 points, still with one game less, which will be held next Saturday (16), against Athletico-PR, in Curitiba. Far from the current G7, Atlético seeks to regain its good form before facing Botafogo in the Libertadores final, on the 30th of this month.

After the defeat at home in the final of the Copa do Brasil, Gabriel Milito's Galo went to Maracanã with full force, needing to score. Atlético entered the field with the starting team, except Paulinho, spared, as he has been playing at sacrifice at the end of the season. The striker's replacement was Bernard.

Thus, Atlético was selected with:

The Copa do Brasil champion, led by Filipe Luís, experienced an eventful week with the departure of Gabriel Barbosa and the announcement of his departure in 2025. With the place for the Libertadores already guaranteed and the absences due to the FIFA date, Flamengo opted to an alternative team for the confrontation.

Flamengo was selected like this:

It was the third meeting between Flamengo and Atlético in three weeks and the match started carefully, with the defenses standing out and few clear chances in the opening minutes. Flamengo put pressure on the ball from Atlético, who tried long balls to overcome the Rio defense.

As the first stage progressed, Flamengo started to create more opportunities and threaten the black and white goal. Atlético counted on Everson, last Sunday's highlight, on a bright night to keep the score unchanged. Flamengo's pressure intensified, and the red and black dominated possession and offensive volume.

Giving in to pressure, Lyanco lost the ball at the edge of the area, in an attempt to regain possession, he tripped and brought down Wesley inside the area, committing the penalty. With David Luiz on the ball, Everson, Atlético's name in the first half, prevailed.

A fact that Atlético did little in the first stage. After a truncated start, it was the Rio team who took the game; there were 14 shots from Flamengo compared to two from Atlético.

Returning to the second half, Atlético appeared more purposeful, seeking to maintain possession in the offensive field and creating a good sequence of plays. Even so, he saw Matheus Gonçalves hit the post and almost open the scoring for Flamengo at the beginning of the second half.

Atlético continued to seek to maintain possession and reduce the opponent's intense pace. Milito brought in Paulinho and Alisson to give the team more offense and speed. With Flamengo a little more tired, Galo managed for the first time to impose more game volume, creating good chances after 30 minutes of the final stage. Still, the black and white team failed to score

Atlético has 4 more matches for the Brasileirão before deciding the 'year' in the Libertadores Final.

Atlético will have a full calendar and will face this Saturday (16), away from home, Athletico Paranaense at the Ligga Arena, in a delayed match of the 19th round of the Brasileirão.