📋 Inter named for 1st Copa do Brasil test against Athletic

📋 Inter named for 1st Copa do Brasil test against Athletic

It’s a Copa do Brasil night for Athletic and Internacional.

They will face each other from 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Wednesday (22).

First leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil at Orlando Scarpelli.

Prime Video will broadcast it.

Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (SP) will referee the match.

The second leg will be on May 12. And it will be at Beira-Rio.

Athletic ⚫⚪

The team from São João del Rei got past Rio Branco-ES, Ypiranga-RS and Sport.

It is the best Copa do Brasil campaign in the club’s history.

They were beaten by Novorizontino in the last Série B round, but they are going through a positive spell.

Former attacking midfielder Alex Souza took charge of Esquadrão de Aço after the unexpected relegation in the Campeonato Mineiro and has been making a good impression.

The team’s strength is in attack: Portuguese forward Ronaldo Tavares has 12 goals in 16 matches this season.

Meanwhile, full-back Zeca will face his former club again.

The lineup has not been officially announced yet.

Internacional 🇦🇹

The defeat right at Beira-Rio to Mirassol — who had been on a long winless run — increased the pressure on Pezzolano.

He can count again on Mercado and Bernabei — both served suspensions.

Matheus Bahia and Ronaldo are in the retraining phase, and Alan Rodríguez is undergoing workload recovery.

And Rochet remains out after a right calf injury.

There will be three natural defensive midfielders among the starting 11.

Photo: Reprodução/Figueirense

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.