The 2024 Brasileirão fixtures were released on 29 February 2024.[3]
The league season began with a home win against Cuiabá on 14 April. Pablo scored Athletico's first goal in the tournament at 22 minutes of the first half. This was followed by goals from Canobbio at the 36th minute and Leo Godoy at the 38th minute of the first half, and Mastriani at the 35th minute of the second half. [4]
Coach Cuca trained the team until the 11th round, when he requested to leave his position as manager, leaving the team with 6 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses in the tournament. [5] The team was temporarily managed by assistant coach Juca Antonello from rounds 12 to 16. During this period, Athletico defeated Vitória and Atlético Goianiense, and was defeated by Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and Bahia. Juca was succeeded by Martín Varini, who took over the team from the 18th round of the tournament. [6]