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Betting on Clube Atlético Mineiro 2022 Série A games

Informally known as Galo but more commonly as Atlético, the team are situated in Belo Horizonte, which is the capital of the Minas Gerais state. Since 2021, they have embarked on what many are describing as a golden age, which saw them bag a domestic treble. After a 50-year wait, they beat Bahia in a thrilling match that ended 2-3 to win the league title. Since that point, they have gone on to achieve success in the Copa do Brasil and the Super Copa do Brasil in February of this year after a nerve-racking penalty shootout against Flamengo, which they eventually won 8-7.

However, despite being reigning champions, the team’s hope of retaining the title has faded. At the start of the season, they were led by Argentine Antonio Mohamed, who understandably changed little from the year before. However, after a series of disappointing results and an exit in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, the club parted company with their manager in July.

This left an opening for their coach, Cuca, to return to the club. He is a man who has equalled Levir Culpi’s record as the club’s most decorated manager and has built his team around leading goalscorer Hulk.

It’s hard to pinpoint where it went wrong for Atlético Mineiro this year, but it seems that all is not calm in the camp, with midfielder Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Fernández recently having to deny conflicts with his teammates and their star striker Hulk. Whether you believe the rumours or not, there is no hiding that this is a distraction the team would rather not have to address.

The club is currently constructing a new 46,000-seater stadium, Arena MRV, which is set to be completed later this year. Fans of Galo will be hoping this inspires the continuation of further success and there will be some more performances to remember as they enter the closing stages of the season.

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With plenty of matches still to play, here we consider some of the opportunities to place a bet against Atlético before the final whistle blows on their 2022 fortunes.

Draw No Bet

This market enables bettors to place a stake against either a home or away win and removes the option of the result ending in a draw from the bet. Therefore, if you bet correctly that Atlético will run out winners, you will win the bet. However, if the match ends in a draw, your wager will be returned. You will only lose if you back a team to win, and they lose. Choose your match carefully, but this bet type is an interesting one that offers a little more security for first-time bettors.

Both team to score, accumulator

The principle of this bet is that you need to predict a match where you think both teams will score at any point in the game. The final result is immaterial – all you require is to have one or more goals for each team. However, to make things interesting and to increase your winnings, why not cast this bet type across multiple matches? This will keep you glued to the games during a busy game week in the hopes that your predictions are correct. Accumulator bets will always increase your potential winnings, but, of course, the risk is also raised, so choose those matches carefully.

Win from behind

Here you will stake your money on a team that you foresee going behind in a match but then ultimately going on to win. This is an intriguing consideration for Atlético because they are used to conceding but also have Hulk’s finishing ability. Because of this combination, this could be an interesting market to consider. However, the risk here is greater. It can make for an entertaining one-off bet, but is a very difficult market to predict on a regular basis.

Match specials

Often, bettors will be served match specials. For example, in the case of Atlético, this could be to bet against leading scorer Hulk to score a header or perhaps from outside the penalty area. As these are very specific events, the odds will again tend to be higher. If you’re feeling assured, they offer some interesting variations on standard betting markets.

So, there we have it, some standard and more unusual markets to consider when placing a wager against current titleholders Atlético Mineiro as the season draws to its pinnacle.