Emilio Nava and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida will play each other in the 1^st round of the Antofagasta Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emilio Nava who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emilio Nava is the pick to win this match.
Emilio Nava -> 1.31
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 3.22

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Prediction and head to head Emilio Nava vs. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida

There is no head to head record between Emilio Nava and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Emilio Nava

Ranked no. 90 (career-high), the American will start his run in the Antofagasta Challenger after he played his last match in the Buenos Aires Challenger where he lost 4-6 7-5 7-5 to Lucas Reis Da in the 1^st round on the 23^rd of September.

Nava has a composed 52-24 win-loss record in 2025, 41-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was winning the title the Asuncion Challenger where he overcame Thiago Moura Monteiro in the final 7-5 6-3 and the Concepcion Challenger where he beat Nicolas Kicker in the final 6-1 7-6(3) and the Sarasota Challenger where he defeated Liam Draxl in the final 6-2 7-6(2) and the Villa Maria Challenger where he overcame Alex Barrena in the final 6-3 6-3.

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 239-158 record. He has a positive 110-52 record on clay.

Previously in the Antofagasta Challenger

Emilio has never competed in this tournament before.

Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida

Ranked no. 285, matheus will start his run in the Antofagasta Challenger after he played his last match in the Buenos Aires Challenger where he lost 1-6 6-4 6-4

to Guillen in the quarter on the 26^th of September.

Pucinelli De Almeida has a compiled 28-19 win-loss record in 2025, 28-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Matheus’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Santos Challenger.

In terms of his career, Pucinelli De Almeida has an overall 232-160 record. He has a positive 210-139 record on clay.

Previously in the Antofagasta Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Antofagasta Challenger

• Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Andrea CollariniCollarini (1-6 6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-3 3-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Hady HabibHabib – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (6-3 4-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Hugo DellienDellien – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Nicolas KickerKicker – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Emilio NavaNava – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Matias SotoSoto – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (1-1) – H2H and prediction