Overview
- The hosts won 1-0 at Nilton Santos in the 24th round, moving to 39 points and into fourth place.
- Chris Ramos was sent off late in the first half for an elbow on Igor Gomes after a VAR review.
- Rodríguez scored two minutes into the second half from Montoro’s cross, with an initial offside flag overturned by video review.
- Atlético-MG had the better of the first half with an 8–3 shot edge, a Reinier effort off the post, and a long-range strike from Hulk saved by Léo Linck.
- Jorge Sampaoli rotated players ahead of a Copa Sul-Americana quarterfinal, and his side sit 13th on 25 points without a league win in six.