2021 Clube Atlético Mineiro season

The 2021 season was the 107th season in the existence of Clube Atlético Mineiro and the 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. In addition to the national league, Atlético Mineiro participated in the Campeonato Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores.

Atlético Mineiro

2021 season
President	Sérgio Coelho
Head coach	Lucas Gonçalves (interim, 28 February–4 March) Cuca (5 March–28 December)
Stadium	Mineirão
Série A	1st
Campeonato Mineiro	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Winners
Copa Libertadores	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Hulk (19) All: Hulk (36)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season was regarded as one of the most successful in the club's history, with the conquests of their second Campeonato Brasileiro, second Copa do Brasil and 46th Campeonato Mineiro titles, claiming them their first domestic treble.

Season overview

February

On 25 February, Jorge Sampaoli stepped down as Atlético's manager and on the following day the club named assistant coach Lucas Gonçalves to the position on an interim basis.^[1]

On 28 February, Atlético made their season debut in a Campeonato Mineiro 3–0 win over URT. Victor made his last appearance for the club in this match, having announced his retirement the day before.^[2]

March

On 5 March, Cuca was appointed head coach of the first team.^[3]

April

On 21 April, Atlético made their debut in the Copa Libertadores, drawing 1–1 away to Deportivo La Guaira.^[4]

On 24 April, the team concluded their Campeonato Mineiro first stage campaign as leaders, with nine victories and two defeats.^[5]

May

On 22 May, Atlético were crowned the Campeonato Mineiro champions after drawing 0–0 in both legs of the final against América.^[6]

On 25 May, they beat Deportivo La Guaira 4–0 at the Mineirão, concluding their Copa Libertadores group stage run with the best overall campaign, with five wins and one draw.^[7]

On 30 May, the team made their debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro, a 2–1 home loss to Fortaleza.^[8]

June

On 2 June, Atlético debuted in the Copa do Brasil third round, beating Remo away 2–0.^[9] On 10 June, they secured a spot in the round of 16 after besting their opponents yet again, this time 2–1 at home.^[10]

July

On 20 July, following two 0–0 draws, Atlético knocked Boca Juniors out of the Libertadores round of 16 in the penalty shootouts; Everson saved two kicks as Atlético won 3–1. This was the first time a Brazilian team was able to beat Boca Juniors in the penalty shootouts of a Libertadores match, after five consecutive wins by the Argentines in previous encounters.^[11]

August

On 4 August, Atlético qualified for the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals after beating Bahia 3–2 in the aggregate score of the round of 16 clash.^[12]

On 8 August, Atlético became leaders of the league for the first time following a 2–1 away victory over Juventude.^[13]

On 11 August, the team clinched a 1–0 away win against River Plate in the first leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals.^[14] One week later, in the team's first game with an attendance since March 2020 at the Mineirão, they beat the Argentines again, this time by a 3–0 score.^[15] This marked only the second time a team knocked out both River Plate and Boca Juniors in the same edition of the competition, following Independiente del Valle in 2016.^[16]

September

On 15 September, Atlético overcame Fluminense in the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals with a 3–1 win on aggregate.^[17]

On 28 September, the team was knocked out in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores by Palmeiras on the away goal rule, after 0–0 away draw in the first leg and a 1–1 score at home in the second.^[18]

October

On 17 October, the team ended an 18-game unbeaten run in the league after suffering a 2–1 defeat away to Atlético Goianiense.^[19]

On 20 October, they bested Fortaleza with a 4–0 home victory in the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil.^[20] A week later, an additional 2–1 win in the second leg secured the team a place in the final.^[21]

November

Atlético finished the month of November with six wins and a draw in the league, with ten points ahead of second placed Flamengo.^[22]

December

On 2 December, Atlético were crowned the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions in a thrilling contest away against Bahia: after going 2–0 down at the start of the second half, the team responded scoring three goals in an interval of five minutes, first with Hulk from a penalty kick and then with a brace from Keno. The 3–2 turnaround win secured Atlético the second national league title in the club's history, 50 years after the first win.^[23]

On 12 December, Atlético beat Athletico Paranaense 4–0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil final at the Mineirão.^[24] Three days later, a 2–1 win at the Arena da Baixada earned the club the second national cup trophy in its history.^[25]

Players

First team squad

As of December 2021.^[26]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  BRA Guga 3 DF  PAR Júnior Alonso 4 DF  BRA Réver (Captain) 6 DF  BRA Dodô 7 FW  BRA Hulk 8 MF  BRA Jair 10 FW  CHI Eduardo Vargas 11 FW  BRA Keno 13 DF  BRA Guilherme Arana 15 MF  ARG Matías Zaracho 16 DF  BRA Igor Rabello 17 FW  VEN Jefferson Savarino 18 FW  BRA Eduardo Sasha 19 FW  ESP Diego Costa 20 MF  BRA Hyoran 21 MF  ECU Alan Franco

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  BRA Everson 23 MF  BRA Nathan 25 DF  BRA Mariano 26 MF  ARG Nacho Fernández 27 MF  BRA Calebe 29 MF  BRA Allan 30 MF  COL Dylan Borrero 31 GK  BRA Matheus Mendes 32 GK  BRA Rafael 33 FW  BRA Sávio 34 GK  BRA Jean 37 MF  BRA Tchê Tchê (on loan from São Paulo) 40 DF  BRA Nathan Silva 41 MF  BRA Neto 45 DF  BRA Micael 48 FW  BRA Echaporã (on loan from Figueirense)

Other players with first team appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 FW  BRA Felipe Felicio 43 FW  BRA Luiz Filipe 44 MF  BRA Rubens

No. Pos. Nation Player 47 FW  BRA Júlio Cesar — DF  BRA Matheus Lima

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
7	FW	Hulk	Unattached	Free transfer	29 January 2021	[27]
6	DF	Dodô	Unattached	Free transfer	5 February 2021	[28]
26	MF	Ignacio Fernández	River Plate	€4,900,000	20 February 2021	[29]
20	MF	Hyoran	Palmeiras	€1,150,000	23 February 2021	[30]
–	MF	Guilherme Castilho	Mirassol	€60,000	23 February 2021	[31]
27	MF	Calebe	São Paulo	€60,000	1 March 2021	[32]
37	MF	Tchê Tchê	São Paulo	Loan	6 April 2021	[33]
19	FW	Diego Costa	Unattached	Free transfer	14 August 2021	[34]
Total					€6,170,000

Loan returnees

No.	Pos	Player	Returning from	Date	Source
–	MF	Adriano	Criciúma	17 December 2020	[35]
–	MF	Alessandro Vinícius	Criciúma	17 December 2020
–	MF	Ralph	Ferroviária	23 January 2021
–	MF	Ramón Martínez	Coritiba	25 January 2021
–	GK	Matheus Mendes	CSA	31 January 2021
–	DF	Léo Griggio	Confiança	31 January 2021
–	DF	Vitor Mendes	Figueirense	31 January 2021
–	MF	Yago	CSA	31 January 2021
–	FW	Capixaba	Juventude	31 January 2021
–	MF	Gustavo Blanco	Goiás	28 February 2021
–	MF	Bruninho	Sport Recife	28 February 2021
–	MF	Nathan Silva	Coritiba	28 February 2021
–	MF	Daniel Penha	Corinthians	28 February 2021
–	MF	José Welison	Botafogo	30 March 2021	[36]
–	FW	Guilherme Santos	Coimbra	15 April 2021	[37]
–	MF	David Terans	Peñarol	20 May 2021	[38]
–	MF	Bruninho	Confiança	24 May 2021	[39]
–	MF	Daniel Penha	Bahia	25 May 2021	[40]
–	DF	Maílton	Coritiba	31 May 2021	[41]
–	GK	Michael	Paços de Ferreira	30 June 2021	[42]
–	MF	Edinho	Daejeon Hana Citizen	30 June 2021
–	FW	Denílson	Al Dhafra	30 June 2021
–	DF	Nathan Silva	Atlético Goianiense	2 July 2021	[43]
–	DF	Iago Maidana	Sport Recife	29 July 2021	[44]
–	MF	Daniel Penha	Confiança	16 August 2021	[45]
–	DF	Talison	Londrina	25 August 2021	[46]
–	MF	Adriano	Paraná	3 September 2021	[47]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
–	MF	Yago	Unattached	Released	18 February 2021	[48]
–	FW	Capixaba	Unattached	Released	18 February 2021	[48]
20	MF	Hyoran	Palmeiras	Loan return	22 February 2021	[30]
1	GK	Victor	Unattached	End of contract	28 February 2021	[49]
26	MF	Calebe	São Paulo	Loan return	28 February 2021	[50]
–	DF	Léo Griggio	Unattached	End of contract	28 February 2021	[35]
–	MF	David Terans	Athletico Paranaense	€1,100,000	22 May 2021	[38]
9	FW	Diego Tardelli	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2021	[51]
–	MF	Léo Sena	Spezia	€1,250,000	2 June 2021	[52]
46	MF	Iago	Portimonense	Loan return	25 June 2021	[53]
40	DF	Bueno	Kashima Antlers	Loan return	30 June 2021	[54]
–	MF	Edinho	Fortaleza	€250,000	2 July 2021	[55]
–	FW	Denílson	Paços de Ferreira	Free transfer	6 July 2021	[56]
30	DF	Gabriel	Yokohama FC	€1,700,000	13 July 2021	[57]
38	FW	Marrony	Midtjylland	€4,500,000	11 August 2021	[58]
Total					€8,800,000

Loans out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Start Date	End Date	Source
–	DF	Gustavo Henrique	Bahia	Undisclosed	21 January 2021	31 December 2021	[59]
–	MF	Ramón Martínez	Libertad	Undisclosed	25 January 2021	31 December 2021	[60]
50	FW	Marquinhos	Botev Plovdiv	Undisclosed	14 February 2021	30 June 2022	[61]
–	DF	Isaque	Confiança	Undisclosed	18 February 2021	30 November 2021	[62]
–	MF	Daniel Penha	Bahia	Undisclosed	18 February 2021	31 December 2021	[63]
–	MF	Ralph	Boavista	Undisclosed	18 February 2021	30 November 2021	[64]
–	DF	Vitor Mendes	Juventude	Undisclosed	19 February 2021	31 December 2021	[65]
–	MF	Guilherme Castilho	Juventude	Undisclosed	23 February 2021	31 December 2021	[31]
–	MF	Alessandro Vinícius	São José	Undisclosed	1 March 2021	30 November 2021	[35]
–	MF	Bruninho	Confiança	Undisclosed	1 March 2021	30 November 2021	[35]
–	MF	Nathan Silva	Atlético Goianiense	Undisclosed	1 March 2021	31 December 2021	[35]
–	FW	Guilherme Santos	Coimbra	Undisclosed	11 March 2021	31 May 2021	[66]
–	MF	Gustavo Blanco	Fortaleza	Undisclosed	15 March 2021	31 December 2021	[67]
–	MF	José Welison	Sport Recife	Undisclosed	8 April 2021	31 December 2021	[36]
–	FW	Guilherme Santos	Vitória	Undisclosed	8 May 2021	30 November 2021	[68]
50	DF	Talison	Londrina	Undisclosed	23 May 2021	30 November 2021	[69]
–	MF	Bruninho	Juventude	Undisclosed	25 May 2021	31 December 2021	[39]
49	DF	Kevin	Brasil de Pelotas	Undisclosed	26 May 2021	30 November 2021	[70]
–	MF	Daniel Penha	Confiança	Undisclosed	27 May 2021	31 December 2021	[71]
–	MF	Adriano	Paraná	Undisclosed	28 May 2021	30 November 2021	[72]
–	DF	Maílton	Metalist Kharkiv	Undisclosed	4 June 2021	30 June 2022	[73]
–	GK	Michael	Confiança	Undisclosed	1 July 2021	30 November 2021	[74]
–	MF	Daniel Penha	Newcastle Jets	Undisclosed	20 August 2021	30 June 2022	[75]
–	DF	Iago Maidana	Gil Vicente	Undisclosed	23 August 2021	30 June 2022	[76]
–	DF	Talison	Alverca	Undisclosed	26 August 2021	30 June 2022	[77]
–	MF	Adriano	Confiança	Undisclosed	10 September 2021	30 November 2021	[78]
Total						–

Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

Expenditure Total: €6,170,000

Income Total: €8,800,000

Net total Total: €2,630,000

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Brasileiro	30 May 2021	9 December 2021	Matchday 1	Winners	38	26	6	6	67	34	+33	068.42
Campeonato Mineiro	28 February 2021	22 May 2021	First stage	Winners	15	10	3	2	27	8	+19	066.67
Copa do Brasil	2 June 2021	15 December 2021	Third round	Winners	10	9	0	1	22	6	+16	090.00
Copa Libertadores	21 April 2021	28 September 2021	Group stage	Semi-finals	12	7	5	0	20	4	+16	058.33
Total					75	52	14	9	136	52	+84	069.33

Source: Soccerway

Campeonato Mineiro

Main article: 2021 Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Mineiro	11	9	0	2	23	7	+16	27	Knockout stage
2	América Mineiro	11	7	1	3	17	9	+8	22
3	Cruzeiro	11	6	2	3	12	4	+8	20
4	Tombense	11	5	5	1	16	9	+7	20
5	URT	11	5	1	5	8	16	−8	16	Troféu Inconfidência

Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results (only if two teams are tied); 6) Fewest red cards received; 7) Fewest yellow cards received; 8) Draw.

Matches

Atlético Mineiro v URT

28 February 1	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	URT	Belo Horizonte
18:15 UTC−3	Diego Tardelli 25' Marrony 50' Echaporã 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Tombense v Atlético Mineiro

4 March 2	Tombense	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	Tombos
21:00 UTC−3	Caique 11'	Report	Marrony 31' Gabriel 58'	Stadium: Almeidão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Atlético Mineiro v Uberlândia

7 March 3	Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Uberlândia	Belo Horizonte
20:30 UTC−3	Zaracho 22' Calebe 52' Júlio Cesar 72' Diego Tardelli 81'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Patrocinense v Atlético Mineiro

13 March 4	Patrocinense	1–3	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Alisson 49'	Report	Igor Rabello 28' Vargas 47' Marrony 54'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto

Atlético Mineiro v Coimbra

19 March 5	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Coimbra	Belo Horizonte
17:30 UTC−3	Ignacio Fernández 27' Igor Rabello 36' Hulk 45' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães

Caldense v Atlético Mineiro

1 April 6	Caldense	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Poços de Caldas
17:30 UTC−3	Verrone 49' Gabriel Tonini 81'	Report	Keno 22'	Stadium: Ronaldão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli

Atlético Mineiro v América Mineiro

4 April 7	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Ignacio Fernández 17', 71' Guilherme Arana 88'	Report	João Paulo 56'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira

Atlético Mineiro v Pouso Alegre

7 April 8	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Pouso Alegre	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Eduardo Vargas 38'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Wanderson Alves de Sousa

Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro

11 April 9	Cruzeiro	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Airton Sousa 61'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli

Atlético Mineiro v Boa Esporte

18 April 10	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Boa Esporte	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Eduardo Vargas 30' Guilherme Arana 90' (pen.)	Report	Tiago Silva 21'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves

Athletic v Atlético Mineiro

24 April 11	Athletic	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Mariano 16'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Tombense v Atlético Mineiro

1 May First leg	Tombense	0–3	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3		Report	Hyoran 15' Guga 21' (pen.) Hulk 61'	Stadium: Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Atlético Mineiro v Tombense

8 May Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–1 (4–1 agg.)	Tombense	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3	Eduardo Sasha 8'	Report	Caique Calito 79'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva

Finals

América Mineiro v Atlético Mineiro

16 May First leg	América Mineiro	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Independência Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza

Atlético Mineiro v América Mineiro

22 May Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	0–0 (0–0 agg.)	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
Note: Atlético Mineiro was champion due to the fact that he had the best campaign of the first phase, according to the regulation.

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Mineiro	6	5	1	0	15	3	+12	16	Round of 16
2	Cerro Porteño	6	3	1	2	4	5	−1	10
3	América de Cali	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4	Copa Sudamericana
4	Deportivo La Guaira	6	0	3	3	2	9	−7	3

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

Deportivo La Guaira v Atlético Mineiro

21 April 1	Deportivo La Guaira	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Caracas, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−3	Luis Martínez 20'	Report	Matías Zaracho 65'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Attendance: 0 Referee: Facundo Tello Figueroa (Argentina)

Atlético Mineiro v América de Cali

27 April 2	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	América de Cali	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Hulk 59' (pen.), 63'	Report	Luis Sánchez 77'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Atlético Mineiro v Cerro Porteño

4 May 3	Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Cerro Porteño	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3	Hulk 9', 45+1' Jefferson Savarino 73' Eduardo Vargas 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

América de Cali v Atlético Mineiro

13 May 4	América de Cali	1–3	Atlético Mineiro	Cali, Colombia
21:00 UTC−3	Santiago Moreno 24'	Report	Hulk 21' Guilherme Arana 54' Eduardo Vargas 90+7'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Cerro Porteño v Atlético Mineiro

19 May 5	Cerro Porteño	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Asunción, Paraguay
21:00 UTC−3		Report	Keno 90+2'	Stadium: General Pablo Rojas Stadium (La Olla) Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Atlético Mineiro v Deportivo La Guaira

25 May 6	Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Deportivo La Guaira	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Savarino 28' Marrony 44' Hulk 50' Nathan 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)

Round of 16

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021.

Boca Juniors v Atlético Mineiro

13 July First leg	Boca Juniors	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Atlético Mineiro v Boca Juniors

20 July Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	0–0 (0–0 agg.) (3–1 p)	Boca Juniors	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
	Penalties
	Hulk Nacho Fernández Júnior Alonso Hyoran Everson		Marcos Rojo Sebastián Villa Esteban Rolón Carlos Izquierdoz

Quarter-finals

River Plate v Atlético Mineiro

11 August First leg	River Plate	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Nacho Fernández 58'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela Sáez (Venezuela)

Atlético Mineiro v River Plate

18 August Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	River Plate	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Matías Zaracho 22', 61' Hulk 34'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 17,030 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Semi-finals

Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro

21 September First leg	Palmeiras	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30		Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 0 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

28 September Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–1 (1–1a agg.)	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30	Eduardo Vargas 52'	Report	Dudu 68'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,350 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Mineiro (C)	38	26	6	6	67	34	+33	84	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[b]
2	Flamengo	38	21	8	9	69	36	+33	71
3	Palmeiras	38	20	6	12	58	43	+15	66
4	Fortaleza	38	17	7	14	44	45	−1	58
5	Corinthians	38	15	12	11	40	36	+4	57

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[79]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2. Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Result	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L
Position	15	9	5	3	5	7	8	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: CBF

Matches

Atlético Mineiro v Fortaleza

30 May 1	Atlético Mineiro	1–2	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Hulk 40' (pen.)	Report	Yago Pikachu 60', 90+4'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

Sport v Atlético Mineiro

6 June 2	Sport	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Recife
20:30 UTC−3		Report	Hulk 14'	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus

Atlético Mineiro v São Paulo

13 June 3	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Jair 17'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Internacional v Atlético Mineiro

16 June 4	Internacional	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Porto Alegre
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Nathan 2'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 0 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Atlético Mineiro v Chapecoense

21 June 5	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Chapecoense	Belo Horizonte
20:00 UTC−3	Tchê Tchê 25'	Report	Ravanelli 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Ceará v Atlético Mineiro

24 June 6	Ceará	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Fortaleza
19:00 UTC−3	Lima 3' Gabriel Lacerda 90+6'	Report	Gabriel 72'	Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 0 Referee: Leando Vuaden

Santos v Atlético Mineiro

27 June 7	Santos	2–0	Atlético Mineiro	Santos
20:30 UTC−3	Jean Mota 57' Marcos Guilherme 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 0 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Atlético Mineiro v Atlético Goianiense

1 July 8	Atlético Mineiro	4–1	Atlético Goianiense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Matías Zaracho 27', 37' Nacho Fernández 42', 89'	Report	Marlon Freitas 45+1'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Cuiabá v Atlético Mineiro

4 July 9	Cuiabá	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Cuiabá
18:15 UTC−3		Report	Nacho Fernández 26'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 0 Referee: Sávio Pereira

Atlético Mineiro v Flamengo

7 July 10	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Savarino 51', 53'	Report	Willian Arão 88'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

América Mineiro v Atlético Mineiro

10 July 11	América Mineiro	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Dylan Borrero 68'	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Corinhtians v Atlético Mineiro

17 July 12	Corinhtians	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Gustavo Silva 38'	Report	Hulk 64', 86'	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Atlético Mineiro v Bahia

25 July 13	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC−3	Hulk 58', 80' (pen.) Nathan 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa

Atlético Mineiro v Athletico Paranaense

1 August 14	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
18:15 UTC−3	Vargas 60' (pen.) Neto 69'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Juventude v Atlético Mineiro

8 August 15	Juventude	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	Caxias do Sul
16:00 UTC−3	Paulinho Bóia 45+1'	Report	Hulk 77' Nathan Silva 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 0 Referee: André Castro

Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

14 August 16	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Savarino 45+4', 62'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo

Fluminense v Atlético Mineiro

23 August 17	Fluminense	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3	Fred 25' (pen.)	Report	Eduardo Sasha 84'	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 0 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Red Bull Bragantino v Atlético Mineiro

29 August 18	Red Bull Bragantino	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Bragança Paulista
20:30 UTC−3	Nathan Silva 15' (o.g.)	Report	Diego Costa 85'	Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramon Abatti

Fortaleza v Atlético Mineiro

12 September 20	Fortaleza	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	Fortaleza
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Matías Zaracho 49' Júnior Alonso 69'	Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 0 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Atlético Mineiro v Sport

18 September 21	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Sport	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Diego Costa 35' Hulk 45+1' Eduardo Vargas 90+9' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

São Paulo v Atlético Mineiro

25 September 22	São Paulo	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Atlético Mineiro v Internacional

2 October 23	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Internacional	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Keno 79'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,166 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Chapecoense v Atlético Mineiro

6 October 24	Chapecoense	2–2	Atlético Mineiro	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3	Geuvânio 28' Mike 70' (pen.)	Report	Dylan Borrero 19' Eduardo Sasha 83'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 660 Referee: André Castro

Atlético Mineiro v Ceará

10 October 25	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	Ceará	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Hulk 32', 45+10' (pen.) Diego Costa 87'	Report	Gabriel Lacerda 90+2'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

Atlético Mineiro v Santos

13 October 26	Atlético Mineiro	3–1	Santos	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Nacho Fernández 69' (pen.), 81' Nathan Silva 75'	Report	Raniel 48'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,514 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Atlético Goianiense v Atlético Mineiro

17 October 27	Atlético Goianiense	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Goiânia
18:15 UTC−3	Janderson 65' Oliveira 81'	Report	Nathan Silva 59'	Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly Referee: Raphael Claus

Atlético Mineiro v Cuiabá

24 October 28	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Cuiabá	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Hulk 4' Jair 45+3'	Report	Nathan Silva 2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 30,637 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

Flamengo v Atlético Mineiro

30 October 29	Flamengo	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Michael 25'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 24,696 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Atlético Mineiro v Grêmio

3 November 19	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−3	Matías Zaracho 12' Eduardo Vargas 75' (pen.)	Report	Jaminton Campaz 56'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 56,624 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Atlético Mineiro v América Mineiro

7 November 30	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Guilherme Arana 62'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 60,142 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Atlético Mineiro v Corinthians

10 November 31	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Corinthians	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Diego Costa 14' Keno 51' Hulk 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 58,714 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Athletico Paranaense v Atlético Mineiro

16 November 33	Athletico Paranaense	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Curitiba
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Matías Zaracho 45'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

Atlético Mineiro v Juventude

20 November 34	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Juventude	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Hulk 72' (pen.), 76'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 61,476 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro

23 November 35	Palmeiras	2–2	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Wesley 28' Deyverson 57'	Report	Matías Zaracho 36' Hulk 61'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 17,744 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Atlético Mineiro v Fluminense

28 November 36	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Hulk 38' (pen.), 60'	Report	Manoel 14'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 59,896 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva

Bahia v Atlético Mineiro

2 December 32	Bahia	2–3	Atlético Mineiro	Salvador
18:00 UTC−3	Luiz Otávio 62' Gilberto 66'	Report	Hulk 73' (pen.) Keno 74', 77'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 29,415 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Atlético Mineiro v Red Bull Bragantino

5 December 37	Atlético Mineiro	4–3	Red Bull Bragantino	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Keno 20' Matías Zaracho 52' Jefferson Savarino 78' Hulk 88'	Report	Ytalo 39' Artur 47', 90+10'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 61,573 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Grêmio v Atlético Mineiro

9 December 38	Grêmio	4–3	Atlético Mineiro	Porto Alegre
21:30 UTC−3	Diego Souza 6', 20' Jaminton Campaz 11' Douglas Costa 59'	Report	Dodô 26' Eduardo Vargas 35' Hyoran 90+1'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 33,577 Referee: Raphael Claus

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2021 Copa do Brasil

Third round

Remo v Atlético Mineiro

2 June First leg	Remo	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	Belém
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Hyoran 15' Nacho Fernández 45+2'	Stadium: Baenão Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa

Atlético Mineiro v Remo

10 June Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–1 (4–1 agg.)	Remo	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Réver 10' Hulk 51' (pen.)	Report	Romércio 45'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

Round of 16

Atlético Mineiro v Bahia

28 July First leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Matías Zaracho 37' Hulk 74'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus

Bahia v Atlético Mineiro

4 August Second leg	Bahia	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Salvador
21:30 UTC−3	Rossi 12' Juninho Capixaba 45+10'	Report	Eduardo Vargas 63'	Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu Attendance: 0 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Quarter-finals

Fluminense v Atlético Mineiro

26 August First leg	Fluminense	1–2	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Fred 42' (pen.)	Report	Nino 13' (o.g.) Hulk 45+4'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Atlético Mineiro v Fluminense

15 September Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Fluminense	Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Hulk 56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus

Semi-finals

Atlético Mineiro v Fortaleza

20 October First leg	Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3	Guilherme Arana 19' Réver 26' Hulk 41' Matías Zaracho 47'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,642 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Fortaleza v Atlético Mineiro

27 October Second leg	Fortaleza	1–2 (1–6 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Fortaleza
21:30 UTC−3	Romarinho 90'	Report	Diego Costa 59' Hulk 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 9,518 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Finals

Atlético Mineiro v Athletico Paranaense

12 December First leg	Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Athletico Paranaense	Belo Horizonte
17:30 UTC−3	Hulk 24' (pen.) Keno 35' Eduardo Vargas 56', 69'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 53,181 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Athletico Paranaense v Atlético Mineiro

15 December Second leg	Athletico Paranaense	1–2 (1–6 agg.)	Atlético Mineiro	Curitiba
21:30 UTC−3	Jáderson 87'	Report	Keno 25' Hulk 75'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Referee: Anderson Daronco

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 15 December 2021.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Brasileiro		Mineiro		Copa do Brasil		Libertadores
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
22	GK	BRA	Everson	68	0	37	0	9	0	10	0	12	0
31	GK	BRA	Matheus Mendes	3	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	BRA	Rafael	5	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	BRA	Jean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	BRA	Guga	41	1	20+5	0	6+1	1	3+1	0	4+1	0
3	DF	PAR	Júnior Alonso	51	1	22	1	9	0	8	0	12	0
4	DF	BRA	Réver	41	2	15+7	0	5	0	6+2	2	2+4	0
6	DF	BRA	Dodô	34	1	10+4	1	9+1	0	4+1	0	1+4	0
13	DF	BRA	Guilherme Arana	49	5	26	1	7	2	6	1	10	1
16	DF	BRA	Igor Rabello	37	2	8+4	0	11+2	2	6+1	0	4+1	0
25	DF	BRA	Mariano	50	1	18+7	0	8+2	1	7	0	8	0
40	DF	BRA	Nathan Silva	34	3	28	3	0	0	0	0	6	0
45	DF	BRA	Micael	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	BRA	Matheus Lima	3	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	BRA	Jair	46	2	20+8	2	3	0	6+2	0	5+2	0
15	MF	ARG	Matías Zaracho	58	13	29+3	7	7+2	1	6+1	2	7+3	3
20	MF	BRA	Hyoran	33	3	9+9	1	2+7	1	2+1	1	1+2	0
21	MF	ECU	Alan Franco	15	0	1+4	0	1+4	0	1	0	0+4	0
23	MF	BRA	Nathan	39	3	4+18	2	2+5	0	0+5	0	0+5	1
26	MF	ARG	Ignacio Fernández	52	10	20+6	5	7	3	6+3	1	10	1
27	MF	BRA	Calebe	24	1	1+13	0	5	1	0+3	0	0+2	0
29	MF	BRA	Allan	61	0	31+1	0	8+1	0	9	0	10+1	0
30	MF	COL	Dylan Borrero	26	2	6+9	2	5+1	0	0+2	0	0+3	0
37	MF	BRA	Tchê Tchê	57	1	22+11	1	5	0	5+4	0	8+2	0
41	MF	BRA	Neto	8	1	0+4	1	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0
44	MF	BRA	Rubens	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	BRA	Hulk	68	36	33+2	19	9+2	2	9+1	8	9+3	7
10	FW	CHI	Eduardo Vargas	43	13	8+8	4	6+3	3	4+3	3	6+5	3
11	FW	BRA	Keno	44	9	17+7	5	7	1	4+2	2	4+3	1
17	FW	VEN	Jefferson Savarino	40	7	11+7	5	5+3	0	3+2	0	8+1	2
18	FW	BRA	Eduardo Sasha	50	3	4+19	2	3+8	1	2+7	0	1+6	0
19	FW	ESP	Diego Costa	19	5	9+6	4	0	0	2+1	1	1	0
28	FW	BRA	Felipe Felicio	9	0	0+5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	BRA	Sávio	13	0	0+4	0	4+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
43	FW	BRA	Luiz Filipe	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	BRA	Júlio Cesar	3	1	0	0	0+3	1	0	0	0	0
48	FW	BRA	Echaporã	5	1	0+2	0	0+3	1	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
1	GK	BRA	Victor	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Diego Tardelli	7	2	0	0	3+2	2	0	0	0+2	0
30	DF	BRA	Gabriel	14	2	4+1	1	6+1	1	1	0	1	0
38	FW	BRA	Marrony	25	4	2+5	0	5+7	3	0+2	0	2+2	1
40	DF	BRA	Bueno	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	MF	BRA	Iago	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
50	DF	BRA	Talison	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Notes