Atletico-MG host Atletico Torque in the Copa Sudamericana. Both sides have been picking up wins fairly regularly in the weeks before this one, in Brazil and in Uruguay respectively.
This is a group-stage clash between two teams currently sitting top of their own groups in the competition. With kickoff still a few weeks off from where the data leaves us, there's a fair bit to weigh up before either side can be called the stronger of the two.
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How both sides have been playing
Atletico-MG's last 20 matches across competitions show 10 wins, 7 draws and just 3 losses, with 27 goals scored and 18 conceded. That's a side that draws a lot but rarely gets beaten outright.
Atletico-MG: 20 completed matches; Atletico Torque: 20 completed matches.
Atletico-MG
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +9
Atletico Torque
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +14
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Atletico-MG | Chapecoense-sc | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Atletico-MG | Santos | 17.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Serie A | Atletico-MG | Fluminense | 12.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Santos | Atletico-MG | 10.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | Sao Paulo | Atletico-MG | 06.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Copa Do Brasil | Atletico-MG | Cruzeiro | 02.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Serie A | Atletico-MG | Vitoria | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Copa Do Brasil | Cruzeiro | Atletico-MG | 26.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Internacional | Atletico-MG | 23.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Atletico-MG | RB Bragantino | 20.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera División | Atletico Torque | Deportivo Maldonado | 27.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Copa Uruguay | Atletico Torque | Atenas | 24.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| Primera División | Central Espanol | Atletico Torque | 22.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Atletico Torque | Cienciano | 18.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Primera División | Atletico Torque | Liverpool Montevideo | 15.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Cienciano | Atletico Torque | 11.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Primera División | Atletico Torque | Cerro Largo | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Copa Uruguay | Atletico Torque | Danubio | 02.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Primera División | Defensor Sporting | Atletico Torque | 29.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Copa Uruguay | Penarol | Atletico Torque | 27.08.2026 | 1-0 |
Atletico Torque's equivalent run reads 13 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, with 40 goals for and 26 against. It's a higher-scoring, higher-variance record than their opponents', built across Uruguayan league and cup football plus their own Sudamericana ties.
Torque have scored more freely but also conceded more, while Atletico-MG's form leans on consistency rather than big win margins.
Comparative Team Statistics: Atletico-MG vs Atletico Torque

Both teams top of their groups
Atletico-MG have played 6 group matches, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2, with 8 goals for and 6 against, good enough for top spot with 10 points.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group B | |||||||
| 1 | Atletico-MG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8/6 | 10 |
| 2 | Cienciano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5/7 | 8 |
| 3 | Juventud | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10/7 | 7 |
| 4 | Puerto Cabello | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6/9 | 7 |
| Group F | |||||||
| 1 | Atletico Torque | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11/5 | 13 |
| 2 | Gremio | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8/3 | 11 |
| 3 | Deportivo Riestra | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4/10 | 5 |
| 4 | Palestino | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1/6 | 3 |
Atletico Torque have also played 6, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1, scoring 11 and conceding 5, and sit top of their own group on 13 points. These are separate groups, so the numbers show similar patterns rather than a shared table.
Players to watch
S. Rodríguez has been Torque's main threat, with 7 goals in 11 matches, while F. Pizzichillo has chipped in 3 in 10. Bernard leads the scoring for Atletico-MG with 4 goals in 10 games, and T. Cuello has been busy in fewer appearances, 3 goals and 4 assists from just 6 matches.
On the disciplinary side, Torque's G. Montes, D. Guzmán and P. Siles have all picked up multiple yellow cards this term, which is worth flagging without pointing to any confirmed absence for this fixture.

What kind of game this could be
Given Atletico-MG's tendency to draw matches and keep things tight, and Torque's habit of both scoring and conceding more freely, this has the makings of an open contest rather than a cagey one.
At home, Atletico-MG have generally avoided losing outright in their recent run, but Torque's away form has included some big scorelines in both directions, so goals at either end wouldn't be a surprise.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maycon | Brazil | 29 | Midfielder | 173 | 71 |
| Fred | Brazil | 33 | Midfielder | 169 | 64 |
| J. Alonso | Paraguay | 33 | Defender | 185 | 83 |
| A. Preciado | Ecuador | 28 | Defender | 173 | 73 |
| M. Cassierra | Colombia | 29 | Forward | 186 | 79 |
| T. Cuello | Argentina | 26 | Attacker | 175 | 75 |
| Gustavo Scarpa | Brazil | 32 | Midfielder | 176 | 74 |
| Dudu | Brazil | 34 | Attacker | 167 | 66 |
| Igor Gomes | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 182 | 73 |
| Everson | Brazil | 36 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 83 |
| Renan Lodi | Brazil | 28 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| Léo Duarte | Brazil | 30 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| Reinier | Brazil | 24 | Attacker | 185 | 78 |
| Hulk | Brazil | 40 | Forward | 179 | 95 |
| A. Franco | Ecuador | 28 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| Bernard | Brazil | 34 | Midfielder | 164 | 62 |
| Vitor Hugo | Brazil | 35 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| Lyanco | Brazil | 29 | Defender | 187 | 85 |
| Ruan Tressoldi | Brazil | 27 | Defender | 187 | 78 |
| Natanael | Brazil | 24 | Defender | 172 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Kagelmacher | Uruguay | 38 | Defender | 183 cm | 78 kg |
| G. Montes | Uruguay | 31 | Midfielder | 174 | 74 |
| P. Siles | Uruguay | 29 | Midfielder | 175 cm | 68 kg |
| G. Rodríguez | Uruguay | 32 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 86 |
| F. Romero | Uruguay | 31 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| E. Busquets | Uruguay | 25 | Defender | 174 cm | 65 kg |
| F. Silvera | Uruguay | 29 | Defender | 174 cm | 74 kg |
| F. Pizzichillo | Uruguay | 30 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 70 kg |
| S. Rodríguez | Uruguay | 26 | Attacker | 187 | 81 |
| F. Torgnascioli | Uruguay | 36 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 78 |
| Andy Cizo | Martinique | 26 | Attacker | ||
| J. Quintana | Uruguay | 26 | Midfielder | 176 cm | 75 kg |
| S. Cáceres | Uruguay | 26 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 67 kg |
| E. Obregón | Argentina | 25 | Attacker | 177 cm | n/a |
| B. Kociubinski | Argentina | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| K. Silva | Argentina | 23 | Defender | 185 | 79 |
| D. Guzmán | Argentina | 20 | Midfielder | 178 cm | n/a |
| E. Agüero | Uruguay | 22 | Defender | 187 cm | 81 kg |
| N. da Silva | Uruguay | 21 | Attacker | 183 cm | 83 kg |
| L. Duré | Uruguay | 20 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 73 kg |
Both Atletico-MG and Atletico Torque head into this one on the back of solid runs, each topping their own group. Atletico-MG look tighter defensively, Torque look sharper in front of goal, and neither trait clearly cancels the other out.
Without a market to weigh against that picture, and with kickoff still some way off, we're not backing a specific outcome here. It's a fixture worth watching once team news and prices firm up closer to the date.
