Atletico-MG Club Profile and Squad Overview

Atletico-MG

Atlético-MG is one of Brazil’s most distinctive football institutions, known locally as Atlético or Galo. Its black-and-white identity connects a historic supporter culture with a modern home at Arena MRV and a long record across Brazilian and South American football. This team page brings together the club’s latest roster context, coaching chronology, documented squad movement, competition footprint and a durable profile of its history, symbols, football culture and place in Minas Gerais.

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1633
Conservative: 1263
Rank club
147
Updated: 12 September 2026

Atletico-MG Upcoming matches by league

Serie A

  • - Regular Season - 34
    Atletico-MG
    Palmeiras
    Arena MRV
  • - Regular Season - 35
    Fortaleza EC
    Atletico-MG
    Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo
  • - Regular Season - 36
    Atletico-MG
    Flamengo
    Arena MRV
  • - Regular Season - 37
    RB Bragantino
    Atletico-MG
    Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

  • - Quarter-finals
    Atletico-MG
    Santos

Atletico-MG Last matches by league

Serie A

  • - Regular Season - 27
    Atletico-MG
    Fluminense
  • - Regular Season - 26
    Sao Paulo
    Atletico-MG
  • - Regular Season - 25
    Atletico-MG
    Vitoria
  • - Regular Season - 24
    Internacional
    Atletico-MG

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

  • - Quarter-finals
    Santos
    Atletico-MG
  • - Round of 16
    Atletico-MG
    RB Bragantino
  • - Round of 16
    RB Bragantino
    Atletico-MG
  • - Group Stage - 6
    Atletico-MG
    Puerto Cabello

Copa Do Brasil

  • - Quarter-finals
    Atletico-MG
    Cruzeiro
  • - Quarter-finals
    Cruzeiro
    Atletico-MG
  • - Round of 16
    Juventude
    Atletico-MG
  • - Round of 16
    Atletico-MG
    Juventude

Mineiro - 1

  • - Final
    Cruzeiro
    Atletico-MG
  • - Championship - Semi-finals
    America Mineiro
    Atletico-MG
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Itabirito
    Atletico-MG
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Atletico-MG
    Athletic Club

Atletico-MG Team Roster

Atlético-MG’s recorded squad contains 38 players across four position groups. The midfield is the largest unit, with 17 players including Bernard, Gustavo Scarpa, Maycon, Reinier and T. Cuello. The defensive group has 11 players, among them Lyanco, Natanael, Renan Lodi, Ruan Tressoldi and Vitão. Six attackers include M. Cassierra, T. Borbas and A. Minda, while four goalkeepers are listed: Everson, Gabriel Delfim, Pedro Cobra and Robert. The roster also includes Caua, Joao Santos, Gutte and Toledo Igor, adding depth across the listed groups for the 2026 squad cycle.

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Last Atletico-MG Coachs

Cuca, whose full name is Alexi Stival, is Atlético-MG’s current head coach, with his appointment beginning on 1 December 2024. Lucas Gonçalves is also listed for that date in a one-day entry, while Gabriel Milito’s spell ran from March to December 2024. Earlier, Luiz Felipe Scolari led the side from June 2023 to March 2024, following Eduardo Coudet’s tenure from November 2022 to June 2023. The documented sequence places Cuca at the front of the latest coaching timeline.

Alexi Stival

Alexi Stival

Brazil
Coach since 1 December 2024
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Alexi Stival Brazil 1 December 2024
Gabriel Alejandro Milito Argentina 1 March 2024 1 December 2024
Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari Brazil 1 June 2023 1 March 2024
Eduardo Germán Coudet Argentina 1 November 2022 1 June 2023
Alexi Stival Brazil 1 July 2022 1 November 2022
Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich Argentina 1 January 2022 1 July 2022
Alexi Stival Brazil 1 March 2021 1 December 2021
1 February 2021
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya Argentina 1 March 2020 1 February 2021
James Freitas Brazil 1 February 2020 1 March 2020
Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa Venezuela 1 January 2020 1 February 2020
Vágner Carmo Mancini Brazil 1 October 2019 1 December 2019
Rodrigo Marques Santana Brazil 1 April 2019 1 October 2019
Levir Culpi Brazil 1 October 2018 1 April 2019
Thiago Mendes Larghi Brazil 1 February 2018 1 October 2018
Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho Brazil 1 September 2017 1 February 2018
Mário Rogério Reis Micale Brazil 1 July 2017 1 September 2017
Roger Machado Marques Brazil 1 January 2017 1 July 2017
Diogo Schuler Giacomini Brazil 1 November 2016 1 December 2016
Marcelo de Oliveira Santos Brazil 1 May 2016 1 November 2016
Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor Uruguay 1 December 2015 1 May 2016
Levir Culpi Brazil 1 April 2014 1 November 2015
Paulo Autuori de Mello Brazil 1 December 2013 1 April 2014
Alexi Stival Brazil 1 August 2011 1 December 2013
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva Brazil 1 January 2010 1 September 2010

Atletico-MG Transfers

Recorded arrivals through 29 July 2026 show a varied mix of recruitment and squad returns. T. Borbas joined from RB Bragantino on loan, while T. Pérez arrived from FC Porto on loan. Ruan Tressoldi arrived from Sassuolo in a recorded transfer, and Léo Duarte joined as a free agent from Başakşehir. M. Cassierra and Victor Hugo were recorded as transfers from Zenit and Flamengo, respectively. Robert and B. Palacios returned from loan spells, while A. Minda, A. Preciado and Maycon also arrived during January. These entries represent a selected record of arrivals rather than a complete transfer total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
Fred
Fenerbahçe
Transfer 13 August 2026
K. Castaño
River Plate
Loan 13 August 2026
T. Borbas
RB Bragantino
Loan 29 July 2026
Léo Duarte
Başakşehir
Free agent 30 June 2026
Ruan Tressoldi
Sassuolo
Transfer 30 June 2026
Robert
Athletic Club
Return from loan 24 March 2026
B. Palacios
Al-Wasl FC
Return from loan 12 February 2026
T. Pérez
FC Porto
Loan 10 February 2026
M. Cassierra
Zenit
Transfer 22 January 2026
Victor Hugo
Flamengo
Transfer 17 January 2026
A. Preciado
Sparta Praha
Transfer 15 January 2026
A. Minda
Cercle Brugge
Transfer 13 January 2026
Maycon
Shakhtar Donetsk
Free agent 9 January 2026
Vitor Hugo
Bahia
Transfer 8 January 2026
A. Minda
Cercle Brugge
Transfer 31 December 2025

Recorded departures through 7 August 2026 include I. Román’s loan move to Colo Colo and J. Alonso’s free-agent departure for Atlanta United FC. Hulk also left as a free agent for Fluminense, while Rony moved to Santos in a transfer. Several other movements were loans, including Vitor Reis to Caxias, David Kauã to Cianorte, Júnior Santos to Botafogo and Cadu to Goias. Biel and Paranhos Pedro were listed as returns from loan, and B. Palacios transferred to Al-Wasl FC. The entries are a selected record, not a complete account of every departure.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Rômulo
Criciuma
Loan 2 September 2026
Lucas Louback
Al Nasr
Transfer 9 August 2026
I. Román
Colo Colo
Loan 7 August 2026
J. Alonso
Atlanta United FC
Free agent 12 July 2026
J. Alonso
Atlanta United FC
Free agent 11 July 2026
Mateus Iseppe
Nacional
Transfer 30 June 2026
Lucas Souza
Al-Wasl FC
- 30 June 2026
M. J. Iseppe
Nacional
Transfer 30 June 2026
Hulk
Fluminense
Free agent 30 June 2026
Lucas Souza
Al-Wasl FC
- 29 June 2026
Ruan Tressoldi
Sassuolo
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Athyrson
Londrina
Transfer 26 March 2026
Vitor Reis
Caxias
Loan 25 March 2026
David Kauã
Cianorte
Loan 23 March 2026
Júnior Santos
Botafogo
Loan 6 March 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Atlético-MG’s recorded movement from late December 2025 through 7 August 2026 combines incoming recruitment with routine loan circulation. Arrivals include transfers, free-agent additions and loans, alongside players returning from temporary spells elsewhere. Departures show the same breadth: loans to Brazilian and overseas clubs, free-agent exits, transfers and several returns to parent clubs after loans. The pattern is therefore mixed rather than a simple expansion or reduction of the senior group. T. Borbas and T. Pérez represent loan arrivals, while I. Román, Vitor Reis and David Kauã illustrate outgoing loans. Ruan Tressoldi appears in both the arrival and departure records on adjacent June dates, reflecting a change in his recorded status rather than a basis for a broader conclusion. The documented entries provide a useful view of movement around the squad, but they are not a complete accounting and do not establish overall net activity.

Leagues Atletico-MG has participated in

Through the 2025 season, Atlético-MG’s participation is recorded in Série A, Mineiro - 1, Copa do Brasil and CONMEBOL Sudamericana, with those competitions described as recent in the latest participation history. Club friendlies are also recorded for 2025. Earlier entries include CONMEBOL Libertadores through 2024, plus the 2022 Supercopa do Brasil and 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. The record therefore spans domestic league and cup football, South American competition and occasional global or preparatory fixtures, while the older entries are historical rather than current.

More about Atletico-MG

Clube Atlético Mineiro, officially founded in 1908 and based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, is one of Brazil’s enduring football institutions. The club is widely known as Atlético-MG, Atlético and Galo, with black and white as its defining colors. Its crest carries the intertwined CAM initials over vertical stripes, while the rooster mascot expresses the resilience and combative spirit central to the club’s public identity.

Arena MRV is Atlético-MG’s modern home in western Belo Horizonte. Before that setting, important eras unfolded at Mineirão and Independência, two grounds closely tied to the club’s history in the city. The derby with Cruzeiro, the Clássico Mineiro, remains a defining regional rivalry and places Atlético within the social and sporting fabric of Minas Gerais.

Founded by students, the club developed an identity associated with inclusive, popular roots and a direct, high-intensity football culture. Its historical ecosystem includes regular participation in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Campeonato Mineiro, where it has long been a leading force, as well as a substantial South American presence highlighted by a Copa Libertadores triumph. Those competitions connect the club’s regional base with Brazil’s national calendar and the wider continental game.

Atlético retains the legacy of a traditional multi-sport club while also operating within modern SAF football structures intended to support professional governance and long-term control of sporting assets. Cidade do Galo anchors its training and youth-development work. The club’s squad-building tradition blends experienced domestic leaders, elite South American talent and academy prospects, reinforcing a broad competitive identity that links heritage, local belonging and ambition across multiple levels of football.

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Atletico-MG vs Fluminense
Serie A 2026 - 1492370
Santos vs Atletico-MG
CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026 - 1631510
Sao Paulo vs Atletico-MG
Serie A 2026 - 1492368
Atletico-MG vs Vitoria
Serie A 2026 - 1492351
Cruzeiro vs Atletico-MG
Copa Do Brasil 2026 - 1623069
Atletico-MG vs Gremio
Serie A 2026 - 1492331
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