In the Cup de Brazil Athletico Paranaense is once again faces a tricky task, even if the bookies see them as clear favorites for the win. After a promising start in the first leg, defensive problems quickly became apparent. The only positive news for all fans of the Athletico is that their team have not conceded a goal at home in this competition. Athletico has a mixed record at this stage of the tournament. In the last three years they have failed to reach the quarter-finals every time, most recently twice against Flamengo. This time the stats show us that Atl. Paranaense has historically been reliable at home against Vasco having recorded 13 home games without a defeat vs this opponent. The guests are in series of five games in a row without defeat despite being behind at times and a total of eight games of decent results are truly impressive recording 5 wins and three draws. The momentum seems to be on their side. Vasco da Gama already won the first leg by a narrow margin of 2-1 and will do everything in their power to defend this lead in the second leg. The team has recently shown that they are tough and effective in the decisive moments. Athletico, on the other hand, is going through a difficult phase. For months they have been conceding several goals per game, which is not a good sign for the hosts.