2015 Clube Atlético Mineiro season

Atlético Mineiro

2015 season
President	Daniel Nepomuceno
Manager	Levir Culpi
Stadium	Independência Mineirão
Série A	2nd
Campeonato Mineiro	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Lucas Pratto (12) All: Lucas Pratto (21)
Highest home attendance	55,987 (vs Joinville, 26 June)
Lowest home attendance	5,216 (vs Guarani, 1 March)
Average home league attendance	24,930
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The 2015 season is Clube Atlético Mineiro's 107th in existence and ninth consecutive season in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Campeonato Mineiro, the club also competed in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil.

On 3 May, Atlético Mineiro won its 43rd Campeonato Mineiro title, defeating Caldense in the finals. On 13 May, the team was eliminated from Copa Libertadores in the round of 16 by Internacional, the same stage it fell in Copa do Brasil to Figueirense on 26 August.

Season overview

Background and pre-season

The previous season ended with two important events for the club. On 26 November 2014 Atlético won its first Copa do Brasil by beating rivals Cruzeiro in the finals and secured a spot in the 2015 edition of the Copa Libertadores, its third consecutive participation. A change in the club's board also occurred, with successful president Alexandre Kalil's term, which had started in 2008, coming to an end. Daniel Nepomuceno was elected for the office on 3 December 2014.

On 16 December 2014 Atlético announced the signing of Argentine striker Lucas Pratto from Vélez Sarsfield, elected Footballer of the Year of Argentina in the 2014 season. The pre-season, which started on 7 January, also saw the returns of Patric, Giovanni Augusto and Carlos César, previously out on loan. Danilo Pires, previously with Santa Cruz, joined the club on 12 January on loan from Corinthians Alagoano.

Former team captain Réver left the club on 14 January, after 4 and a half years of service, joining fellow Série A side Internacional. That day also saw Nikão, who was previously on loan at Ceará, leave the club and join Atlético Paranaense. Despite training with the squad in the start of the pre-season, Diego Tardelli departed the club, this time joining Chinese side Shandong Luneng on 17 January 2015, for a €5.5 million fee. A number of previously loaned players also returned to the club, only to be loaned again.

The pre-season included a friendly match against Shakhtar Donetsk, part of the Ukrainian club's tour in Brazil, that was played on 21 January and won by Atlético 4–2, with Pratto scoring its first goal for the club. A training match was also played against Minas Boca and ended 3–0.

February

Campeonato Mineiro went underway on the first day of February and Atlético started the season with a 2–0 home win against Tupi, with goals by Dátolo and Pratto. On 6 February Sherman Cárdenas joined the club from Atlético Nacional, on a season-long loan deal with an option to purchase clause. The state league season seemed promising, with two more victories, 2–0 against Mamoré away and 2–1 over Democrata at home. The unbeaten run would end early, however, with three defeats happening in a single week.

Copa Libertadores didn't start well for Atlético, with the team failing to secure a good result against Colo-Colo in Santiago, with the match ending 2–0 to the Chilean side on 18 February. Things got worse after a 2–1 defeat to rivals América in the Campeonato Mineiro on 22 February, despite Galo scoring first and América having one man sent off. The bad run continued on 25 February, with the season's first home defeat: 0–1 against Mexican club Atlas, for the second round of the Copa Libertadores second stage.

March

March saw some improvement in the team's form, with a 2–0 victory against Guarani in the state league coming on the first day of the month. On 8 March, Atlético played its first Clássico Mineiro of the season against Cruzeiro away at the Mineirão, which ended 1–1. Caldense managed to defeat Atlético 1–0 and continue their good run in the Campeonato Mineiro on 12 March. Things finally improved in the following game, a 4–0 home win against URT on 15 March, which started a streak of 4 consecutive victories. The second of them happened in the Copa Libertadores, in which the team defeated Santa Fe at El Campín 1–0, the match-winner being a header by Pratto who had returned to the squad after an injury. Two more 3–0 victories in the state league followed, on 22 March against Tombense away, and on 29 March against Villa Nova at home.

April

The first stage of Campeonato Mineiro ended for Atlético with a 2–0 away defeat to Boa Esporte on 5 April, which meant the team finished on 3rd position and would face rivals Cruzeiro in the semi-finals. On 7 April a new signing was announced, and Thiago Ribeiro joined the club on loan from Santos. The team's comeback on Group 1 of Copa Libertadores seemed to continue with a 2–0 home win against Santa Fe on 9 April, but was interrupted by a 1–0 defeat to Atlas at the Jalisco on 15 April. This meant a 2–0 victory against Colo-Colo was needed in order for the club to qualify for the knockout stage. On 10 April, after falling out of favor with manager Levir Culpi, midfielder Pierre left the club after 4 years, joining Fluminense.

Meanwhile, the two-legged semi-finals against Cruzeiro started on home soil with a 1–1 at Independência on 12 April. The following week, on 19 April, the second leg was played at the Mineirão. Atlético trailed 1–0 in halftime, but two goals by Pratto, both of them assisted by Guilherme, were enough to secure a 2–1 victory and qualification to the finals to face Caldense. The decisive match against Colo-Colo was played on 22 April, and the needed 2–0 result came thanks to a sensational long strike by Rafael Carioca in the last minutes, which meant qualification to the round of 16. The first leg of the Mineiro finals against Caldense was Atlético's first home match of the season at the Mineirão, and ended 0–0 on 26 April.

May

On 3 May, Campeonato Mineiro came to a conclusion, and Atlético were crowned champions of the competition for the 43rd time after a 2–1 win over Caldense in Varginha, with goals by newcomer Thiago Ribeiro and Jô. Cesinha's loan deal with the club ended and he returned to Bragantino on 5 May. The round of 16 of Copa Libertadores saw Atlético face fellow Brazilian side Internacional, with the first leg being played at the Independência on 6 May, and ending 2–2, with an injury time goal by Leonardo Silva. Centre-back Emerson was loaned to Avaí on 7 May until the end of the season. Atlético debuted in the 2015 Série A against Palmeiras at the Allianz Parque on 9 April, in a game which also ended 2–2, this time thanks to an injury time goal by the opposing team. Atlético's Libertadores campaign ended on 13 May, after a 3–1 defeat to Internacional at the Beira-Rio.

With Campeonato Mineiro finished and out of Copa Libertadores, the club now focused only in the Série A, and had to play its first league home game of the season away from Belo Horizonte, to comply with a ban imposed by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva. The match happened on 17 May at the Mané Garrincha, in Brasília, and Atlético defeated Fluminense 4–1. On 24 May the team was defeated 1–0 by Atlético Paranaense in an away match played at the Arena da Baixada, which was followed by a 3–0 home victory over Vasco da Gama. Winger Neto Berola, who had returned in March from a loan spell to Al Wasl, left the club in a new loan deal, this time to Santos on 27 May.

June

On 3 June Atlético defeated Avaí 4–1 at Florianópolis, the team's third consecutive victory by a 3-goal margin. The club's unbeaten run against rivals Cruzeiro, which had started in 2013 and lasted 11 games, however, came to an end on 6 June, in a 1–3 home defeat, even with Luan scoring the first goal of the game. The derby was followed by a 2–2 tie with Santos also at home on 10 June., the same day in which forward André left the club to join Sport on loan, and Marion, previously loaned to Al Sharjah, left to Joinville. Série A resumed on 20 June, with a 2–0 win over Flamengo at the Maracanã, followed by a 1–0 home victory over Joinville at the Mineirão.

July

The team kept its good run in the Série A with a 2–0 win against Coritiba at the Independência on 1 July. Atlético returned to the Beira-Rio to face Internacional, this time achieving a 3–1 victory on 5 July, after which the team reached the top of the table. The winning streak went on with a 2–1 victory over then title contenders Sport at the Mineirão, on 8 July, the same day Jô left the club to join Al Shabab, and a 2–0 away win against Ponte Preta at the Moisés Lucarelli on 11 July. The unbeaten run ended on 18 July, when Atlético lost 1–0 to title contenders Corinthians at their Arena. A comeback followed on 25 July, in the form of a 1–0 victory over Figueirense at the Independência, and continued with a 3–1 win against São Paulo at the Mineirão, courtesy of a sensational first-half hat-trick by Pratto on 29 July. Midfielder Maicosuel, who had joined the club in 2014, was loaned out for a year to Al Sharjah on 27 July.

August

The following month didn't start well for Galo, with a 0–0 away tie with Goiás on 9 July, and a 0–2 home defeat to Grêmio at the Mineirão on 14 July, which meant Corinthians surpassed the team in the league table. The bad run continued with a 2–1 away defeat against Chapecoense at Arena Condá, in a match with questionable refereeing decisions. Atlético debuted in the Copa do Brasil with a 1–1 home draw against Figueirense at the Independência, with a Leonardo Silva equaliser coming at injury time, again. On 20 August, left-back Mansur joined the club on loan from Vitória. The team seemed to get back on track with a 2–1 comeback against Palmeiras for the 19th round of the Série A, thanks to a brace by Pratto in what was the 100th match of the club at the "new" Independência. Guilherme was released by the club on 25 August, eventually joining Antalyaspor. A setback occurred in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16 against Figueirense, in which despite scoring first, the team allowed a comeback by the opposition in the last minutes and was eliminated from the competition. A 2–1 away Brasileirão victory over Fluminense at the Maracanã followed on 30 August.

September

2 September saw yet another game with controversial refereeing, in which the team lost by Atlético Paranaense at home 0–1. Atlético then traveled to Rio de Janeiro again, this time to face Vasco da Gama, and won 2–1, which meant all three clubs from the state were defeated at the Maracanã. A home match against Avaí was the next, which the team won 2–0. The second Clássico Mineiro of the Série A season happened on 13 September at the Mineirão with the rivals as the home team, and ended 1–1, as Victor made a mistake in Cruzeiro's goal but ended up saving a penalty in injury time, right after Atlético's equaliser. On 16 September the team visited Santos and had its worst result of the season, being defeated 4–0 at Vila Belmiro. A comeback of sorts came in the following matchday, in which the team defeated interstate rivals Flamengo 4–1 at the Independência, with a fine display by Jesús Dátolo, completing six victories out of six possible against Rio's clubs in the season. One week later, Atlético failed to defeat last-placed Joinville at Arena Joinville, as the match finished 2–2 on 27 September.

October

October started with another away game, this one a 3–0 victory against Coritiba in Curitiba with a good performance by Pratto, on the third day of the month. After a ten-day break, the club defeated Internacional 2–1 at home on 14 October, with goals by Pratto and Marcos Rocha.

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Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 September 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Number	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed in	Signed From	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Victor		GK	(1983-01-21) 21 January 1983	2012	Grêmio	Second vice-captain
20	Giovanni		GK	(1987-02-05) 5 February 1987	2011	Grêmio Barueri
34	Uilson		GK	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994	2014	Youth Sector
33	Rodolfo		GK	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995	2015	Youth Sector
Defenders
2	Marcos Rocha		RB	(1988-12-11) 11 December 1988	2008	Youth Sector
3	Leonardo Silva		CB	(1979-06-22) 22 June 1979	2011	Cruzeiro	Captain
4	Jemerson		CB	(1992-08-24) 24 August 1992	2013	Youth Sector
6	Douglas Santos		LB	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994	2014	Udinese
15	Edcarlos		CB	(1985-05-10) 10 May 1985	2014	Seongnam FC	Vice-captain
16	Pedro Botelho		LB	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989	2014	Atlético Paranaense	On loan
18	Carlos César		RB	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987	2011	Boa Esporte
26	Tiago		CB	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990	2014	Caxias
29	Patric		RB	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989	2011	Benfica
31	Jesiel		CB	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994	2015	Youth Sector
37	Mansur		LB	(1993-04-17) 17 April 1993	2015	Vitória
–	Emerson Conceição		LB	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986	2014	Rennes
Midfielders
5	Rafael Carioca		DM / CM	(1989-06-18) 18 June 1989	2015	Spartak Moscow
8	Leandro Donizete		DM / CM	(1982-05-18) 18 May 1982	2006	Coritiba	Second vice-captain
10	Jesús Dátolo		CM / AM	(1984-05-19) 19 May 1984	2013	Internacional
14	Giovanni Augusto		CM / AM	(1989-09-05) 5 September 1989	2010	Youth Sector
19	Sherman Cárdenas		AM	(1989-08-07) 7 August 1989	2015	Atlético Nacional
23	Dodô		AM	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994	2013	Youth Sector
25	Danilo Pires		DM/CM	(1992-03-21) 21 March 1992	2015	Corinthians Alagoano	On loan
28	Josué		DM	(1979-07-19) 19 July 1979	2013	Wolfsburg
30	Eduardo		DM / CM	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995	2014	Guarani
–	Lucas Cândido		DM LB	(1986-01-19) 19 January 1986	2013	Youth Sector
Forwards
9	Lucas Pratto		ST / CF	(1988-06-04) 4 June 1988	2015	Vélez Sarsfield
13	Carlos		ST / CF / RW	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995	2014	Youth Sector
22	Thiago Ribeiro		LW / RW	(1986-02-24) 24 February 1986	2015	Santos	On loan
27	Luan		LW / RW	(1990-08-11) 11 August 1990	2013	Ponte Preta

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Notes	Source
7 January 2015	FW	Lucas Pratto	26	Vélez Sarsfield
7 January 2015	DF	Patric	25	Sport Recife	Return from loan
7 January 2015	MF	Giovanni Augusto	25	Figueirense	Return from loan
7 January 2015	DF	Carlos César	27	Vasco da Gama	Return from loan
2 June 2015	FW	Pablo	22	Oeste

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Loaned from	Notes	Source
12 January 2015	MF	Danilo Pires	22	Corinthians Alagoano
3 February 2015	MF	Sherman Cárdenas	25	Atlético Nacional
7 April 2015	FW	Thiago Ribeiro	29	Santos
15 August 2015	DF	Mansur	22	Vitória

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Notes	Source
14 January 2015	DF	Réver	30	Internacional
15 January 2015	MF	Nikão	22	Atlético Paranaense
20 January 2015	MF	Claudinei	26	Avaí	Loan end
22 January 2015	FW	Diego Tardelli	29	Shandong Luneng
14 April 2015	MF	Pierre	33	Fluminense
12 May 2015	FW	Cesinha	25	Bragantino	Loan end
8 July 2015	FW	Jô	28	Al Shabab
25 August 2015	FW	Guilherme	26	Antalyaspor

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Loaned to	Notes	Source
7 January 2015	DF	Alex Silva	20	Sport Recife
9 January 2015	FW	Wescley	23	Ceará
13 January 2015	MF	Fillipe Soutto	23	Náutico
20 January 2015	MF	Renan Oliveira	25	Avaí
23 January 2015	MF	Serginho	28	Vasco da Gama
8 May 2015	DF	Emerson	32	Avaí
27 May 2015	FW	Neto Berola	27	Santos
9 June 2015	MF	Lucas Kattah	21	Caldense
9 June 2015	DF	Donato	21	Caldense
10 June 2015	FW	André	24	Sport Recife
10 June 2015	FW	Marion	23	Joinville
6 July 2015	DF	Eron	23	Atlético Goianiense
27 July 2015	MF	Maicosuel	29	Al Sharjah	Loan until 2016
6 August 2015	MF	Leleu	22	Madureira

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Levir Culpi
Assistant Manager	Luís Matter
Technical Supervisor	Carlos Alberto Isidoro
Fitness Coach	Rodolfo Mehl
	Luís Otávio Kalil
Goalkeeper Coach	Francisco Cersósimo
Doctor	Rodrigo Lasmar
	Marcus Vinícius
	Otaviano Oliveira
Physical therapist	Rômulo Frank
	Guilherme Fialho
Physiologist	Roberto Chiari
Sports Technology Assistant	Alexandre Ceolin
Dentist	Marcelo Lasmar
Nutritionist	Evandro Vasconcelos
	Natália Carvalho
Masseur	Belmiro Oliveira
	Eduardo Vasconcelos
	Hélio Gomes
Field Assistant	Rubens Pinheiro

Last updated: 15 August 2015

Source: Clube Atlético Mineiro

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	9 May 2015	6 December 2015	Matchday 1	Runners-up	38	21	6	11	65	47	+18	055.26
Copa do Brasil	19 August 2015	26 August 2015	Round of 16	Round of 16	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Campeonato Mineiro	1 February 2015	3 May 2015	Matchday 1	Winners	15	9	3	3	25	10	+15	060.00
Copa Libertadores	18 February 2015	13 May 2015	Group stage	Round of 16	8	3	1	4	8	9	−1	037.50
Total					63	33	11	19	100	69	+31	052.38

Source: Competitions

Pre-season friendly

Atlético Mineiro v Shakhtar Donetsk

21 January 2015 Friendly	Atlético Mineiro	4–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:30 (UTC−3)	Pratto 17' Carlos 41' Leonardo Silva 44' Dodô 55' Jemerson  90'	Report	Douglas Costa  43' Rakytskiy  50' Shevchuk  68' Hladkyy 82' Fernando 87'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 20,794 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto

Campeonato Mineiro

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Caldense (A)	11	7	4	0	16	4	+12	25	Qualification to the knockout stage
2	Cruzeiro (A)	11	7	3	1	23	7	+16	24
3	Atlético Mineiro (A)	11	7	1	3	20	7	+13	22
4	Tombense (A)	11	6	2	3	17	14	+3	20
5	América Mineiro	11	5	5	1	12	7	+5	20

Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tied) 5th less red cards received; 6th less yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlético Mineiro v Tupi

1 February 2015 1	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Tupi	Belo Horizonte
17:00 (UTC−2)	Dátolo 6'  9' Pratto 17'	Report	Genalvo  37'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 12,402 Referee: Marco Aurelio Ferreira

Mamoré v Atlético Mineiro

7 February 2015 2	Mamoré	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	Patos de Minas
17:00 (UTC−2)	Pablo  23'	Report	Jemerson 12' Luan 19' Dátolo  24' Luan  35'	Stadium: Bernardo Rubinger de Queiroz Attendance: 7,232 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira

Atlético Mineiro v EC Democrata

14 February 2015 3	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	EC Democrata	Belo Horizonte
19:30 (UTC−2)	Dátolo 9'  38' Luan 52'	Report	Wanderson  57' Júlio César Carioca  81' João Paulo 87'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 19,451 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

América Mineiro v Atlético Mineiro

22 February 2015 4	América Mineiro	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Patrick  12'  57' Bryan  44' 64' Mancini 76' Rodrigo Silva  79' Thiago Santos  87'	Report	Josué  12' André  17' 58' Tiago Pagnussat  64' Carlos César  66' Edcarlos  74' Emerson Conceição  79'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto

Atlético Mineiro v Guarani (MG)

1 March 2015 5	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Guarani (MG)	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Lucas Cândido  12' 67' Jemerson 35'	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Jerferson Antônio da Costa

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

8 March 2015 6	Cruzeiro	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Leandro Damião  62' 82' Mena  87' Léo  89'	Report	Rafael Carioca 72' Leandro Donizete  86'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 35,390 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Caldense v Atlético Mineiro

12 March 2015 7	Caldense	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Poços de Caldas
19:30 (UTC−3)	Zambi  41' Cristiano 78' Andrezinho  85' Plínio  90+4'	Report	Danilo Pires  90+2'	Stadium: Ronaldão Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Atlético Mineiro v URT

15 March 2015 8	Atlético Mineiro	4–0	URT	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Luan 42' Marcos Rocha 52' Lucas Pratto 60' Dudu Pitibul 83' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 7,757 Referee: Jerferson Antônio da Costa

Tombense v Atlético Mineiro

22 March 2015 9	Tombense	0–3	Atlético Mineiro	Ipatinga
16:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Luan 13', 90+2' Pratto 23'	Stadium: Ipatingão Attendance: 8,403 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira

Atlético Mineiro v Villa Nova

29 March 2015 10	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Villa Nova	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Carlos 42', 70' Marcos Rocha  48' Pratto 49' Rafael Carioca  73' Leonardo Silva  89'	Report	Dionathan  31' João Paulo  33'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 14,644 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Boa Esporte v Atlético Mineiro

5 April 2015 11	Boa Esporte	2–0	Atlético Mineiro	Varginha
16:00 (UTC−3)	Gilson 5' Léo Baiano 43' Hiltinho 56'	Report	Pratto  49' Dodô  59' Leandro Donizete  54' Luan  86'	Stadium: Melão Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

12 April 2015 First leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Carlos 39'	Report	De Arrascaeta 54'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 16,153 Referee: Raphael Claus

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

19 April 2015 Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	De Arrascaeta 11'  27' Willians  44' Fabiano  71'	Report	Victor  22' Pratto 55', 88' Douglas Santos  74' Jemerson  89'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 40,364 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

Finals

Atlético Mineiro v Caldense

26 April 2015 Finals First leg	Atlético Mineiro	0–0	Caldense	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC−3)	Guilherme  21'	Report	Rodrigo  67' Plínio  71' Sérgio  88'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 53,585 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira

Caldense v Atlético Mineiro

3 May 2015 Finals Second leg	Caldense	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Varginha
16:00 (UTC−3)	Zambi  24' Paulão  35' Luiz Eduardo  52' 59' Rafael Estevam  68'	Report	Leandro Donizete  24' Thiago Ribeiro 56'  83' Luan  58' Jô 78'	Stadium: Melão Attendance: 14,715 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2015 Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Main articles: 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage § Group 1, and 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santa Fe	6	4	0	2	10	5	+5	12	Advance to final stages
2	Atlético Mineiro	6	3	0	3	5	4	+1	9
3	Colo-Colo	6	3	0	3	8	9	−1	9
4	Atlas	6	2	0	4	4	9	−5	6

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Colo-Colo v Atlético Mineiro

18 February 2015 1	Colo-Colo	2–0	Atlético Mineiro	Santiago, Chile
21:00 (UTC−4)	Flores 39' Paredes 66'	Report	Leonardo Silva  46' Rafael Carioca  60' Jemerson  81'	Stadium: Monumental Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Atlético Mineiro v Atlas

25 February 2015 2	Atlético Mineiro	0–1	Atlas	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:45 (UTC−3)		Report	Medina  16' Villar  33' Suárez 86'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 16,331 Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)

Santa Fe v Atlético Mineiro

18 March 2015 3	Santa Fe	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Bogotá, Colombia
20:00 (UTC−5)	Mosquera  28'	Report	Leandro Donizete  37' Pratto 58'	Stadium: El Campín Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Atlético Mineiro v Santa Fe

9 April 2015 4	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Santa Fe	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 (UTC−3)	Carlos 12' Pratto  61' Leonardo Silva  63' Guilherme 90'	Report	Morelo  51'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 21,237 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Atlas v Atlético Mineiro

15 April 2015 5	Atlas	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Guadalajara, Mexico
20:00 (UTC−5)	Álvarez  37' González 39'	Report	Dátolo  40' Leandro Donizete  54' Patric  71'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Atlético Mineiro v Colo-Colo

22 April 2015 6	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Colo-Colo	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:45 (UTC−3)	Pratto 18' Luan  40' Jemerson  58' Rafael Carioca 81' Guilherme  87'	Report	Pavez  48' Paredes  61'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 21,274 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

Round of 16

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlético Mineiro v Internacional

6 May 2015 First leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–2	Internacional	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00 (UTC−3)	Luan  0' Douglas Santos 14' Leonardo Silva  84' 90+4'	Report	Lisandro López 2'  36' William  25' Aránguiz  32' Valdívia 60' Alan Costa  90'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 19,553 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Internacional v Atlético Mineiro

13 May 2015 Second leg	Internacional	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Porto Alegre, Brazil
22:00 (UTC−3)	Valdívia 21' D'Alessandro 45' Ernando  59' Lisandro López 80'	Report	Leandro Donizete  9' Douglas Santos  25' Luan  49' Pratto 58' Giovanni Augusto  83'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 39,123 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Corinthians (C)	38	24	9	5	71	31	+40	81	2016 Copa Libertadores second stage
2	Atlético Mineiro	38	21	6	11	65	47	+18	69
3	Grêmio	38	20	8	10	52	32	+20	68
4	São Paulo	38	18	8	12	53	47	+6	62	2016 Copa Libertadores first stage
5	Internacional	38	17	9	12	39	38	+1	60	2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro

9 May 2015 1	Palmeiras	2–2	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo, São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	Gabriel  21' Robinho  53' Vitor Hugo 81' Rafael Marques 90+4'	Report	Jô  22' 85' Patric  29' 52' Josué  74' Pedro Botelho  90+4'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 28,781 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva (Paraná))

Atlético Mineiro v Fluminense

17 May 2015 2	Atlético Mineiro	4–1	Fluminense	Brasília, Distrito Federal
16:00 (UTC−3)	Jemerson 6', 37' Carlos  10' Leonardo Silva  24' Dátolo 52' Luan 80'	Report	Edson  4' Fred 88'	Stadium: Mané Garrincha Attendance: 11,958 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul))

Atlético Paranaense v Atlético Mineiro

24 May 2015 3	Atlético Paranaense	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Curitiba, Paraná
16:00 (UTC−3)	Douglas Coutinho 39'  39' Wéverton  45' Felipe  70' Otávio  50'	Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 13,510 Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (São Paulo)

Atlético Mineiro v Vasco da Gama

31 May 2015 4	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Vasco da Gama	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
16:00 (UTC−3)	Thiago Ribeiro 11', 44' Dátolo 19'	Report	Rafael Silva  61' Rodrigo  77' Yago  88'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 17,958 Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado (Tocantins)

Avaí v Atlético Mineiro

3 June 2015 5	Avaí	1–4	Atlético Mineiro	Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
22:00 (UTC−3)	Renan  45' Anderson Lopes  68' André Lima 73'	Report	Carlos 13', 77' Antônio Carlos 23' (o.g.) Leonardo Silva  37' Rafael Carioca  55' Pratto 67' Maicosuel  71'	Stadium: Ressacada Attendance: 7,101 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves (Paraíba)

Atlético Mineiro v Cruzeiro

6 June 2015 6	Atlético Mineiro	1–3	Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
18:30 (UTC−3)	Luan 13'	Report	Jemerson 45+1' (o.g.) Gabriel Xavier 46' Marquinhos 71'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 20,092 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Pernambuco)

Atlético Mineiro v Santos

10 June 2015 7	Atlético Mineiro	2–2	Santos	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
19:30 (UTC−3)	Werley 27' (o.g.) Dátolo 43' Guilherme  90+3'	Report	Ricardo Oliveira 18' Lucas Lima  38' Werley  44' Gabriel Barbosa 54' Gustavo Henrique  64'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 10,536 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

Flamengo v Atlético Mineiro

20 June 2015 8	Flamengo	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
16:30 (UTC−3)		Report	Samir 21' (o.g.) Patric  35' Pratto 40'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 36,774 Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (São Paulo)

Atlético Mineiro v Joinville

28 June 2015 9	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Joinville	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
11:00 (UTC−3)	Leonardo Silva 33' Thiago Ribeiro  45' Guilherme  81'	Report	Naldo  70'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 55,987 Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral (Pernambuco)

Atlético Mineiro v Coritiba

1 July 2015 10	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Coritiba	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
21:00 (UTC−3)	Thiago Ribeiro 45', 67' Leonardo Silva  50' Carlos  51' Douglas Santos  83'	Report	Lúcio Flávio  22' Thiago Galhardo  37' Welinton  45' Alan Santos  45' Luccas Claro  76'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 12,309 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

Internacional v Atlético Mineiro

5 July 2015 11	Internacional	1–3	Atlético Mineiro	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
18:30 (UTC−3)	D'Alessandro  41' Lisandro López 86'	Report	Leandro Donizete  53' Maicosuel 59', 77' Carlos César  71' Thiago Ribeiro 79' Edcarlos  89'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 16,612 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Atlético Mineiro v Sport

8 July 2015 12	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Sport	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
22:00 (UTC−3)	Pratto 47' Giovanni Augusto 59' Jemerson  78' Carlos César  86'	Report	Matheus Ferraz 49' Rithely  86' Neto  90+3'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 50,684 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

Ponte Preta v Atlético Mineiro

11 July 2015 13	Ponte Preta	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	Campinas, São Paulo
21:00 (UTC−3)	Biro Biro  77'	Report	Thiago Ribeiro 27' Giovanni Augusto  53' 87' Leandro Donizete  56' Carlos César  63'	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 4,447 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Paraná)

Corinthians v Atlético Mineiro

18 July 2015 14	Corinthians	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo, São Paulo
21:00 (UTC−3)	Malcom 41' Gil  66'	Report	Thiago Ribeiro  58'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 36,280 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Atlético Mineiro v Figueirense

25 July 2015 15	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Figueirense	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
21:00 (UTC−3)	Rafael Carioca  45' Pratto 63' Dátolo  83'	Report	Saimon  14' Dudu  45+1' Leandro Silva  47' Yago  85'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 14,951 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

Atlético Mineiro v São Paulo

29 July 2015 16	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
22:00 (UTC−3)	Pratto 19', 25', 44'	Report	Alexandre Pato 58' Thiago Mendes  87'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 45,392 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Goiás v Atlético Mineiro

9 August 2015 17	Goiás	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Goiânia, Goiás
16:00 (UTC−3)	Douglas Santos  9' Marcos Rocha  63'	Report	Gimenez  30' Fred  40'	Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Atlético Mineiro v Grêmio

13 August 2015 18	Atlético Mineiro	0–2	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
21:00 (UTC−3)	Douglas Santos  74' Leonardo Silva  84'	Report	Douglas  33' 40' Luan  45' 54' Marcelo Grohe  70'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 49,047 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Chapecoense v Atlético Mineiro

16 August 2015 19	Chapecoense	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Chapecó, Santa Catarina
18:30 (UTC−3)	Cléber Santana 40' Elicarlos  55' Wagner  69' Apodi 77' Dener Assunção  87' Neto  90+4'	Report	Luan  33' Leonardo Silva  37' Neto 63' (o.g.) Victor  78' Marcos Rocha  90'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Marcos André Gomes da Penha (Espírito Santo)

Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

23 August 2015 20	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
18:30 (UTC−3)	Pratto 17', 36' (pen.) Jemerson  67'	Report	Andrei Girotto 5' Lucas Marques  35' Dudu  75' Gabriel Jesus  90'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 17,464 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Santa Catarina)

Fluminense v Atlético Mineiro

30 August 2015 21	Fluminense	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC−3)	Wellington Paulista 46'  51' Marlon Santos  56' Cícero  67'	Report	Giovanni Augusto 21' Pratto  43' Douglas Santos  58' Luan  68' Rafael Carioca  80' Patric 82'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 17,186 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)

Atlético Mineiro v Atlético Paranaense

2 September 2015 22	Atlético Mineiro	0–1	Atlético Paranaense	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
21:00 (UTC−3)	Marcos Rocha  17'  45+3' Luan  44' Patric  65' Jemerson  69' Cárdenas  88'	Report	Wéverton  47' Walter 57' (pen.) Sidcley  61' Hernández  66' Wellington  72'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 12,064 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Pernambuco)

Vasco da Gama v Atlético Mineiro

5 September 2015 23	Vasco da Gama	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC−3)	Jorge Henrique  46' Lucas  47' Rafael Silva  66' Nenê 73'	Report	Pratto 23' Dátolo 43'  75' Cárdenas  85'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Elmo Cunha (Goiás)

Atlético Mineiro v Avaí

9 September 2015 24	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Avaí	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
19:30 (UTC−3)	Luan 12' Leonardo Silva 29'  72' Thiago Ribeiro  90+1' Dodô  90+2'	Report	Jeci  28' Everton Silva  82' André Lima  84'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 10,338 Referee: Luis Rocha (Rio Grande do Sul)

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

13 September 2015 25	Cruzeiro	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
16:00 (UTC−3)	Marcos Rocha  25' Giovanni Augusto  39' Leandro Donizete  82' Josué  86' Carlos 88' Jemerson  90'	Report	Willian 37' Mena  41'  51' Fábio  83' Fabrício  90+3'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 45,991 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Santos v Atlético Mineiro

16 September 2015 26	Santos	4–0	Atlético Mineiro	Santos, São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−3)	Gabriel Barbosa 37', 54' Ricardo Oliveira 70' David Braz  89' Marquinhos Gabriel 90+1'	Report	Giovanni Augusto  37'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,179 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

Atlético Mineiro v Flamengo

20 September 2015 27	Atlético Mineiro	4–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
16:00 (UTC−3)	Victor  8' Marcelo 15' (o.g.) Jemerson 26', 55' Luan  63' Dátolo 70'	Report	Paulinho 18' Éverton  19' Canteros  66'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 20,203 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Santa Catarina)

Joinville v Atlético Mineiro

27 September 2015 28	Joinville	2–2	Atlético Mineiro	Joinville, Santa Catarina
16:00 (UTC−3)	Bruno Aguiar  17' Rogério  48' Kempes 61' Willian Popp 83'	Report	Jemerson  45+3' Luan 52' Thiago Ribeiro 81' Douglas Santos  84'	Stadium: Arena Joinville Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Coritiba v Atlético Mineiro

4 October 2015 29	Coritiba	0–3	Atlético Mineiro	Curitiba, Paraná
18:30 (UTC−3)	Wilson  84'	Report	Luan  27' Leandro Silva 41' (o.g.) Giovanni Augusto 65' Carlos  79' Pratto 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 15,569 Referee: Péricles Bassols (Rio de Janeiro)

Atlético Mineiro v Internacional

14 October 2015 30	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Internacional	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
19:30 (UTC−3)	Leandro Donizete  12' Pratto 16' (pen.) Marcos Rocha 70' Luan  86'	Report	Rodrigo Dourado  15' Paulão 38' Alex  44' Vitinho  89'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 19,023 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

Sport v Atlético Mineiro

18 October 2015 31	Sport	4–1	Atlético Mineiro	Recife, Pernambuco
18:30 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Ilha do Retiro

Atlético Mineiro v Ponte Preta

25 October 2015 32	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Ponte Preta	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
19:30 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Independência

Atlético Mineiro v Corinthians

1 November 2015 33	Atlético Mineiro	0–3	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
17:00 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Independência

Figueirense v Atlético Mineiro

8 November 2015 34	Figueirense	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
17:00 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli

São Paulo v Atlético Mineiro

19 November 2015 35	São Paulo	4−2	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo, São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Morumbi

Atlético Mineiro v Goiás

22 November 2015 36	Atlético Mineiro	2−2	Goiás	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
17:00 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Independência

Grêmio v Atlético Mineiro

29 November 2015 37	Grêmio	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
17:00 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Atlético Mineiro v Chapecoense

6 December 2015 38	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
17:00 (UTC−3)				Stadium: Mineirão

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2015 Copa do Brasil

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 16

Atlético Mineiro v Figueirense

19 August 2015 First leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Figueirense	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
19:30 (UTC−3)	Leandro Donizete  39' Marcos Rocha  52' Leonardo Silva 90+3'	Report	Rafael Bastos  44' Clayton 45+3' Dener  47' Yago  85'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Paraná)

Figueirense v Atlético Mineiro

26 August 2015 Second leg	Figueirense	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
19:30 (UTC−3)	Fabinho  38' Leandro Silva 72'  78' Marcão 89' Alex Muralha  90+1'	Report	Luan  23' Edcarlos 44'	Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 7,310 Referee: Vinicius Furlan (São Paulo)

Squad statistics

Player appearances and goals

Statistics correct as of 14 October 2015.

^‡ denotes a player who has left the squad during the season.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Brasileirão		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores		Campeonato Mineiro
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BRA	Victor	55	-53	30	−31	2	−3	8	−9	15	−10
2	DF	BRA	Marcos Rocha	28	2	15	1	2	0	3	0	8	1
3	DF	BRA	Leonardo Silva	40	2	26	2	2	0	5	0	7	0
4	DF	BRA	Jemerson	52	6	28	4	2	0	8	0	14	2
5	MF	BRA	Rafael Carioca	51	2	28	0	2	0	8	1	13	1
5‡	MF	BRA	Pierre	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	BRA	Douglas Santos	42	1	25	0	2	0	6	1	9	0
7‡	FW	BRA	Jô	9	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	3	1
8	MF	BRA	Leandro Donizete	43	0	24	0	2	0	7	0	10	0
9	FW	ARG	Lucas Pratto	46	21	28	12	2	0	6	3	10	6
10	MF	ARG	Jesús Dátolo	36	7	20	5	2	0	7	0	7	2
11‡	MF	BRA	Maicosuel	25	2	12	2	0	0	5	0	8	0
13	FW	BRA	Carlos	37	7	18	3	0	0	5	1	14	3
14	MF	BRA	Giovanni Augusto	32	4	27	4	2	0	2	0	1	0
15	DF	BRA	Edcarlos	21	1	6	0	1	1	4	0	10	0
16	DF	BRA	Pedro Botelho	11	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
17‡	FW	BRA	Guilherme	17	1	10	0	1	0	3	0	3	1
18	DF	BRA	Carlos César	9	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	COL	Sherman Cárdenas	24	0	12	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
20‡	FW	BRA	Cesinha	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
20	GK	BRA	Giovanni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21‡	FW	BRA	André	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
22	FW	BRA	Thiago Ribeiro	33	8	27	7	1	0	2	0	3	1
23	MF	BRA	Dodô	24	0	10	0	0	0	3	0	11	0
25	MF	BRA	Danilo Pires	10	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
26	DF	BRA	Tiago	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	BRA	Luan	43	9	19	4	2	0	8	0	14	5
28	MF	BRA	Josué	18	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
29	DF	BRA	Patric	33	2	18	2	1	0	5	0	9	0
30	MF	BRA	Eduardo	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
31	DF	BRA	Jesiel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	BRA	Uilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	BRA	Rodolfo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	BRA	Mansur (footballer)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

External links

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