Atlético Goianiense U17 hosted RB Bragantino U17 in the tenth round of Brazil's Under-17 championship on Tuesday evening. The visitors secured a comprehensive 6-0 victory, extending their dominance over a side that has struggled all season. And here's the thing — this result tells you everything about the gap between these two squads.
Bragantino sit third in the table with 32 points from 16 games, while Atlético Goianiense languish in 20th place on just three points. The home side have won one match all campaign and lost fifteen of their sixteen fixtures. By then, you'd expect the visitors to be favourites, and they proved it without much difficulty.
The visitors have been in mixed form recently, with results that show inconsistency but also flashes of brilliance. They beat Grêmio 4-2 last time out and thrashed Juventude 6-0 before that. Atlético Goianiense, meanwhile, have lost four of their last five matches, including heavy defeats to Fluminense and Cruzeiro.
This victory takes Bragantino closer to the promotion places and leaves Atlético Goianiense firmly rooted to the bottom. The hosts have nothing to lose now, which sometimes produces unexpected results — though not tonight. To be fair, there was never much doubt about the outcome.
The six-goal margin suggests Bragantino were comfortable throughout, stretching the back line whenever they found space. Atlético Goianiense's defence has been porous all season, and this match was no exception. The visitors have the deeper squad and showed it against a side running out of games.