Juventude has 27 points in 24 matches played and is in fifteenth place, very close to the relegation zone of the tournament. In their last match, Juventude went to Retiro’s Island to face Sport Recife and were defeated by 3:1. América Mineiro started the championship very badly, but continues with an excellent recent campaign. Of the last 11 matches played, they have lost only 1. With all these good results they have already managed to get out of the relegation zone. Within this great sequence, they got points against excellent teams that fight at the top of the table. During the middle of the week, the team from Minas Gerais hosted Palmeiras at Independência and won by 2:1. Given the great recent phase that América is going through, we believe they can guarantee at least a draw.