2015 Clube Atlético Mineiro 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] The pre-season, which started on 7 January, also saw the returns of Patric, Giovanni Augusto and Carlos César, previously out on loan.[5] Danilo Pires, previously with Santa Cruz, joined the club on 12 January on loan from Corinthians Alagoano.[6]

Former team captain Réver left the club on 14 January, after 4 and a half years of service, joining fellow Série A side Internacional.[7] That day also saw Nikão, who was previously on loan at Ceará, leave the club and join Atlético Paranaense.[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11] A training match was also played against Minas Boca and ended 3–0.[12]

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.[13] On 6 February Sherman Cárdenas joined the club from Atlético Nacional, on a season-long loan deal with an option to purchase clause.[14] The state league season seemed promising, with two more victories, 2–0 against Mamoré away[15] and 2–1 over Democrata at home.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

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.[20] On 8 March, Atlético played its first Clássico Mineiro of the season against Cruzeiro away at the Mineirão, which ended 1–1.[21] Caldense managed to defeat Atlético 1–0 and continue their good run in the Campeonato Mineiro on 12 March.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24] Two more 3–0 victories in the state league followed, on 22 March against Tombense away,[25] and on 29 March against Villa Nova at home.[26]

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.[27] On 7 April a new signing was announced, and Thiago Ribeiro joined the club on loan from Santos.[28] 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,[29] but was interrupted by a 1–0 defeat to Atlas at the Jalisco on 15 April.[30] 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.[31]

Meanwhile, the two-legged semi-finals against Cruzeiro started on home soil with a 1–1 at Independência on 12 April.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35]

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.[36] Cesinha's loan deal with the club ended and he returned to Bragantino on 5 May.[37] 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.[38] Centre-back Emerson was loaned to Avaí on 7 May until the end of the season.[39] 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.[40] Atlético's Libertadores campaign ended on 13 May, after a 3–1 defeat to Internacional at the Beira-Rio.[41]

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.[42] The match happened on 17 May at the Mané Garrincha, in Brasília, and Atlético defeated Fluminense 4–1.[43] On 24 May the team was defeated 1–0 by Atlético Paranaense in an away match played at the Arena da Baixada,[44] which was followed by a 3–0 home victory over Vasco da Gama.[45] 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.[46]

On 3 June Atlético defeated Avaí 4–1 at Florianópolis, the team's third consecutive victory by a 3-goal margin.[47] 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.[48] The derby was followed by a 2–2 tie with Santos also at home on 10 June.,[49] the same day in which forward André left the club to join Sport on loan,[50] and Marion, previously loaned to Al Sharjah, left to Joinville.[51] Série A resumed on 20 June, with a 2–0 win over Flamengo at the Maracanã,[52] followed by a 1–0 home victory over Joinville at the Mineirão.[53]

The team kept its good run in the Série A with a 2–0 win against Coritiba at the Independência on 1 July.[54] 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.[55] The winning streak went on with a 2–1 victory over then title contenders Sport at the Mineirão, on 8 July,[56] the same day Jô left the club to join Al Shabab,[57] and a 2–0 away win against Ponte Preta at the Moisés Lucarelli on 11 July.[58] The unbeaten run ended on 18 July, when Atlético lost 1–0 to title contenders Corinthians at their Arena.[59] A comeback followed on 25 July, in the form of a 1–0 victory over Figueirense at the Independência,[60] 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.[61] Midfielder Maicosuel, who had joined the club in 2014, was loaned out for a year to Al Sharjah on 27 July.[62]

The following month didn't start well for Galo, with a 0–0 away tie with Goiás on 9 July,[63] and a 0–2 home defeat to Grêmio at the Mineirão on 14 July,[64] 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.[65] 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.[66] On 20 August, left-back Mansur joined the club on loan from Vitória.[67] 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.[68] Guilherme was released by the club on 25 August, eventually joining Antalyaspor.[69] 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.[70] A 2–1 away Brasileirão victory over Fluminense at the Maracanã followed on 30 August.[71]

2 September saw yet another game with controversial refereeing, in which the team lost by Atlético Paranaense at home 0–1.[72] 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.[73] A home match against Avaí was the next, which the team won 2–0.[74] 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.[75] On 16 September the team visited Santos and had its worst result of the season, being defeated 4–0 at Vila Belmiro.[76] 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.[77] One week later, Atlético failed to defeat last-placed Joinville at Arena Joinville, as the match finished 2–2 on 27 September.[78]

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.[79] After a ten-day break, the club defeated Internacional 2–1 at home on 14 October, with goals by Pratto and Marcos Rocha.[80]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 September 2015.[83]
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

Last updated: 14 October 2015
Source: Competitions

  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

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

  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)

  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)

  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)