In the Serie B game on 13 September 2026, Atlético Goianiense beat Criciúma 4:0. Match numbers: shots on target 8:4, corners 3:5.
Match report
Atlético Goianiense Dismantle Criciúma 4-0 in Série B
Atlético Goianiense put four past Criciúma at home in the 28th round of Brazil's Série B on Saturday evening. The hosts took all three points to move level on points with fifth-placed Criciúma, though the visitors remain ahead on goal difference. By then the match had settled into a pattern: Criciúma controlled possession but Atlético took their chances.
The opening goal came at forty-one minutes when Gustavo Coutinho Silva Lopes found the net. He doubled his tally just before the break with a second at forty-five plus seven, and here's the thing — the first goal had been cancelled by VAR thirty-five minutes earlier when Gustavo Maia da Silva thought he had scored. That incident set the tone for a match where Atlético waited rather than chased.
Criciúma had the better of possession at fifty-six per cent and launched seventy attacks to Atlético's sixty-five, but the visitors failed to create much. They managed only one big chance against Atlético's two, and their expected goals figure of zero point sixty-two told the story. Atlético were more clinical with eight shots on target compared to four.
The second half saw Atlético extend their lead. Gustavo Maia da Silva scored at fifty-seven minutes before Coutinho completed his hat-trick at sixty-two. The visitors' coach made three changes at seventy-seven minutes, bringing on Geovany Soares and Gustavo Maia da Silva, but the damage was done. Atlético had already held a high line and forced Criciúma to play long, which suited the hosts' direct approach.
Atlético Goianiense now sit sixth with forty-six points after twenty-eight matches, having won twelve, drawn ten and lost six. Criciúma remain fifth with forty-seven points from thirteen wins, eight draws and seven defeats. Atlético have not won since their last defeat, but this result puts pressure on the visitors to respond. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Criciúma, who have struggled to score away from home recently.
