America arrives for the derby at a troubled moment. The team has not been doing well, since it lost in the debut of the Brazilian Championship, against Avaí, by 1 to 0, and in the first game of Libertadores at home against Ind.Del Valle. They failed to score in the last two games and counting the pre-season period they didn't shined in goalscoring. They will meet one of the most organized sides in Brazil at the moment, Atletico MG looks more than a ready-for-new-season booth in Copa Libertadores with 2-0 winning in Tolima, and at home triumphing over Internacional 2-0. Think this will be an incredibly tough game for America MG.

For Atletico, everything looks great at the moment. Even better news is the Chilean striker Eduardo Vargas signed a new contract with Atlético, with a new expiration date until the end of 2024. It's a boost to the atmosphere to an even better level now. The old contract would expire in December this year. "I am Very happy and content to stay here at Atlético. The truth is that I feel very confident. They did a great job for me to stay here too. I have my family, I made a lot of friends. I'm very happy - said #10. "I received many messages. In fact, just thank you for the affection received each day. And you can be sure that I will do my best" - Vargas said on a contract extension.

The coach of the away team is returning to the team, but might not be presented in person near the field, so this also might affect the visitors' chances in this derby match where they are already the outsiders before the kickoff. The home team is simply put way better side at the moment and should have it easier job. If I have to predict a result, I would say 3-0 home win.

米内罗美洲在糟糕的时刻迎来德比战。球队一直表现不佳，自从在巴西锦标赛的首战中以0比1输给了阿瓦伊，以及解放者杯在主场对阵Ind.Del Valle的解放者队的首场比赛中，球队都表现不佳。他们在过去的两场比赛中都没有进球，并且在季前赛期间他们也没有拿出太好的表现。他们将与巴西目前最有组织的球队之一相遇，米内罗美洲在南美解放者杯中看起来不仅仅是一个为新赛季做好准备，在托利马以 2-0 获胜，并在主场以 2-0 战胜巴西国际。这对米内罗美洲来说将是一场非常艰难的比赛。

对于米内罗竞技来说，目前一切看起来都很棒。更好的消息是智利前锋爱德华多·巴尔加斯与马竞签下了一份新合同，新的到期日将持续到 2024 年底。这将现在的气氛推向了一个更好的水平。旧合同将于今年 12 月到期。“我很高兴也很满足留在马竞。事实是，我感到非常自信。他们也为我留在这里做得很好。我有我的家人，我交了很多朋友。我很高兴 - 说#10。“我收到了很多信息。事实上，只是感谢你每天收到的感情。你可以确定我会尽力而为”——巴尔加斯在续约时说。

客队主帅正在回归球队，但可能不会亲自到场指挥，所以这也可能会影响客队在这场德比比赛中的发挥，他们在本场更像是局外人。主队目前状态更好，应该会非常轻松。预测比分，米内罗竞技3-0获胜。