Libertadores 2024: One-Goal Decisions and Scoreless Draws by Round
The 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores closed with 155 completed games and 370 goals. In that full sample, 63 matches were decided by a one-goal margin, (…)

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.
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.
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.
| 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 |
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.
| 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.
| 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 |
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.
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.
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.
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RB Bragantino
0 - 1
Atletico-MG
|
2 / 10 |
|
82 | 8 | - | 7 |
|
Atletico-MG
3 - 0
Gremio
|
5 / 15 |
|
91 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
|
Atletico-MG
2 - 2
RB Bragantino
|
4 / 11 |
|
78 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
|
Internacional
0 - 0
Atletico-MG
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Cruzeiro
1 - 1
Atletico-MG
|
3 / 9 |
|
78 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
|
Atletico-MG
2 - 1
Vitoria
|
8 / 18 |
|
91 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
|
Atletico-MG
2 - 1
Cruzeiro
|
8 / 28 |
|
0% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
|
Sao Paulo
2 - 0
Atletico-MG
|
0 / 4 |
|
0% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
|
Santos
2 - 0
Atletico-MG
|
3 / 9 |
|
0% | 8 | - | 5 |
|
Atletico-MG
3 - 1
Fluminense
|
7 / 15 |
|
0% | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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The 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores closed with 155 completed games and 370 goals. In that full sample, 63 matches were decided by a one-goal margin, (…)