Ruan Tressoldi, Bernard return for Atlético-mg X Mirassol

Atlético-MG gets Ruan Tressoldi and Bernard back for atlético-mg x mirassol on Saturday at 18:30 at Arena MRV. The two starters return after separate foot problems as Eduardo Domínguez tries to steady a team that is 13th and one point above the relegation zone.

Arena MRV and the return

Ruan was released by the medical department after a sprain in his left foot, while Bernard recovered from a trauma to his foot. Both had been starting players for Atlético-MG, which gives Domínguez more room in a match that counts for the 16th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

The likely lineup already points to the impact. With Tressoldi back, Lyanco may lose his place in the three-center-back system. With Bernard available, Reinier may return to the bench. Everson, Natanael, Vitor Hugo, Renan Lodi, Alan Franco, Maycon or Tomás Perez, Cuello, Alan Minda and Cassierra were also listed among the probable options.

Bernard and Ruan Tressoldi

The timing is tight. Atlético-MG sold about 12,000 tickets by Friday, and the Mirassol match is the club’s last home league game before the pause for the World Cup. After this, Atlético-MG will play two away games against Corinthians and Vasco, along with two South American competition matches.

That sequence leaves the Mirassol game as the cleanest chance to pick up points at Arena MRV before the schedule turns away from Belo Horizonte. Sitting one point above the relegation zone, Atlético-MG cannot afford to waste the boost that comes from getting two starters back in the squad.